Chinese leaders have long sported unnaturally black heads of hair. Mr. Xi is going gray as he builds his image as a man of the people.
Author: JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ
Workers’ Activism Rises as China’s Economy Slows. Xi Aims to Rein Them In.
Small-scale protests underscore the challenges that the slowdown poses to China’s top leader, who has aggressively promoted the “Chinese dream” of greater wealth and a fairer society.
Xi Jinping’s New Year Tour: Dumplings and Riot Gear
China’s president conducted a charm offensive ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, hanging decorations with Beijing residents and visiting soldiers.
Chinese Rights Lawyer Swept Up in Xi’s Crackdown Gets More Than 4 Years in Prison
Wang Quanzhang, an outspoken rights advocate, had been in custody since 2015 under President Xi Jinping’s campaign to obliterate threats to Communist Party control.
Beijing Dispatch: In the Heart of Beijing, a Taiwanese Pop Idol Makes Fans Swoon
Rabid fans flock to a restaurant serving as a shrine to the singer Teresa Teng, whose music was banned in China for being “decadent.” Long after her death, the government has warmed to her appeal.
China Using Taped Confessions to Intimidate Young Communists, Students Say
The authorities appear to be escalating efforts to crush a student-led campaign for workers’ rights that has evaded Beijing’s control.
The Saturday Profile: She’s on a #MeToo Mission in China, Battling Censors and Lawsuits
Zhou Xiaoxuan is fighting China’s patriarchal culture. In her quest for justice, she has vowed that nothing will get in her way.
Students Defiant as Chinese University Cracks Down on Young Communists
In a rare rebuke, Peking University students denounced officials for blocking a student-led campaign for workers’ rights that has embarrassed the government.
Chinese Official Tied to Billionaire Fugitive Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
The sentencing of Ma Jian was the latest sign that President Xi Jinping has no intention of easing his signature anticorruption drive.
As China Cracks Down on Churches, Christians Declare ‘We Will Not Forfeit Our Faith’
China this year banned online sales of the Bible, burned crosses, demolished churches and forced at least a half-dozen places of worship to close.