Chinese president gets more control
240806
Capping a rocky but peaceful transition of power, China&#39;s ruling Communist Party on Sunday eased former paramount leader Jiang Zemin out of his last formal post as head of the military
550533
Chinese greeted the news on Sunday that ageing leader Jiang Zemin had retired from politics for good with kind words about the outgoing commander-in-chief and high hopes for the future under his successor, Hu Jintao.
470945
HONG KONG China stirred worries that it will take tighter control over Hong Kong by saying on Thursday it must find ways to improve local governance and deal with a &quot;new social order&quot; in the territory.
342085
China has issued a national defence policy for the first time since President Hu Jintao became military chief, targetting the rise of independence forces in Taiwan.
712978
Mao Zedong endlessly exhorted the Chinese to practice class struggle. His present-day successor, President Hu Jintao, aims for much greater social harmony.
720897
China's government on Tuesday stepped up controls on land uses in a new effort to cool off an economic boom and threatened to punish local officials who fail to stop improper sales, a state news agency reported.
468388
China is committed to revamping its foreign exchange regime and further relaxing its capital account controls, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Saturday.
666971
Huang Ju, a Politburo member who rose out of Shanghaiâs political elite to become one of the most powerful leaders in China, presided over reforms to the countryâs banking system.
497904
Reports from Hong Kong say China has indicated its intention to take a more active role in the political affairs of the territory.
117246
Analysts say ChinaÂs rulers are trying to shake up the leadership and wipe out resistance to their policy agenda.
346723
BEIJING - Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin yesterday relinquished his last official post as head of the military. The move completed the first peaceful power transfer in China since the Communist Party came into power in 1949.
613361
China&#39;s Communist Party chief Hu Jintao moved a close political ally out of a problem-plauged province on Monday and analysts say he will make more personnel changes as he continues to consolidate power.
453264
President Hu Jintao won a second five-year term as China's Communist Party chief Monday, heading a new leadership lineup that features potential successors yet could invite a divisive battle to succeed him.
632525
China&#39;s ruling Communist Party leaders, led by Hu Jintao, began a four-day closed-door plenum in Beijing today that is due to set policy for the next year and could bring some leadership changes.
444136
President Hu Jintao has become determined to break up entrenched local fiefs and install officials who answer only to him.
472269
China's Communist Party chief Hu Jintao is seeking to cement his grip on power at a closed-door party meeting which began on Sunday while further whittling away at the residual influence of his predecessor, Jiang Zemin.
459023
Hu Jintao, now officially China&#39;s commander-in-chief, takes over a powerful and just expanded Central Military Commission (CMC) that is weighted with his supporters, though he still