Chinese Politics
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Xi Jinping appointed as China’s president for record third term
All 2,952 members of the Chinese Parliament voted in his favour.
Scroll Staff
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Xi Jinping re-elected as Chinese Communist Party’s general secretary for third term
Besides Xi, only party founder Mao Zedong has been elected thrice to the post.
Scroll Staff
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Is ‘Chinese democracy’ really a democracy?
Maintaining its claim to democracy is as important to the Chinese Communist Party’s legitimacy as its revolutionary history.
Sor-hoon Tan, The Loop
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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China’s new school textbooks reflect the rise of ‘Grandpa’ Xi’s personality cult
While prior textbooks were focused on the Communist Party, the new versions centre on China’s paramount leader.
Shih-Wen Sue Chen, The Conversation & Sin Wen Lau, The Conversation
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Xi Jinping has put his stamp on China’s history, but does he have the same support as Mao and Deng?
Both Mao and Deng had well-established political authority that was in many ways independent of their formal positions in the Chinese Communist Party.
David S G Goodman, The Conversation
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Can Xi become China’s new emperor? A crucial meet of the Communist Party will decide
The 300 members of the party’s central committee will chart a course for Beijing’s next five-year political cycle at the sixth plenum.
Tony Walker, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Who is Xu Zhangrun, the latest dissident silenced by the Chinese state?
The detained professor has been a vocal critic of Xi Jinping’s Mao-style leadership and handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
Chongyi Feng, The Conversation
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Is China’s Xi a bold thinker, a tireless anti-corruption crusader or a 21st century emperor?
There are no easy answers. Though the truth may lie in looking for multiple imperfect analogies and comparing them.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, The Conversation
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Xi Jinping re-elected president of China, term limit abolished
None of the nearly 3,000 members of the Great Hall of the People voted against him.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Xi Jinping can remain China’s president for life as Parliament abolishes term limit
The Great Hall of the People passed a constitutional amendment removing the clause that restricted the president’s tenure to two consecutive terms.
Scroll Staff
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Xi Jinping’s ‘lifetime presidency’ could change China – for better or worse
The president wants to do away with term limits. That’s bad news for corrupt officials – and for the Chinese people.
Dylan Loh Ming Hui, The Conversation
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Chinese President Xi Jinping foiled a plot to take over leadership, says official
The head of China’s securities watchdog said the president and the Communist Party leadership ‘saved the party, saved the military and saved the country.’
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Football: AIFF technical committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent display
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj