Senior party officials have gathered at a closed-door meeting in Beijing to cement Mr. Xi’s dominance as he moves to claim a likely third term next year as China’s leader.
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China’s Xi Jingping Secures Political Future By Rewriting Past
Senior party officials have gathered at a closed-door meeting in Beijing to cement Mr. Xi’s dominance as he moves to claim a likely third term next year as China’s leader.
China Makes It a Crime to Mock Country’s Heroes
Under a new law, China has zealously prosecuted even the perceived slander of Communist figures, broadening Xi Jinping’s campaign to dominate party orthodoxy.
North Korean Soldiers Lie Shirtless on Broken Glass
The country has never been known for its subtlety, and martial-art stunts have long been a mainstay of its propaganda, designed to stoke national pride and instill fear in enemies.
For China’s Holidays, a Big-Budget Blockbuster Relives an American Defeat
A government-sponsored movie recounting a brutal battle in the Korean War has touched a popular nerve in China at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.
Narrator of ISIS Videos Flown to U.S. To Face Terrorism Charge
The man, Mohammed Khalifa, was captured in Syria in early 2019. He was part of the Islamic State’s Ministry of Media, which was responsible for publicizing the beheading of the American journalist James Foley.
‘Reversing Gears’: China Increasingly Rejects English, and the World
A movement against Western influence threatens to close off a nation that succeeded in part by welcoming new ideas.
Li Guangman’s Essay Ignites Guessing Over Xi’s Plans for China
After Communist Party websites shared Li Guangman’s fierce denunciation of private corporations, contention broke out over whether leaders share his views.
Rejecting Covid-19 Inquiry, China Peddles Conspiracy Theories Blaming US
A new wave of disinformation follows President Biden’s order for the United States to investigate the origin of the pandemic, including the possibility of a lab leak in Wuhan.
How the Taliban Can Use Social Media to Tame Afghanistan
In the 1990s, they banned the internet. Now they use it to threaten and cajole the Afghan people, in a sign of how they might use technology to build power.