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by William Zheng at scmp.com Cai Qi, the president’s chief of staff, has taken charge of the Communist Party body overseeing cybersecurity and the internet in China, sources say. As the new internet tsar, Cai will oversee the country’s digital economy, which is worth more than 50 trillion yuan (US$6.9 trillion). The position had been […]
Vietnam political star’s downfall shocks nation as graft purge widens: ‘who will be next president?’
by SCMP Reporter at scmp.com This Week in AsiaPoliticsVietnam political star’s downfall shocks nation as graft purge widens: ‘who will be next president?’Vo Van Thuong quit over than a year into the presidency after seemingly falling to a sweeping ‘blazing furnace’ anti-corruption campaignThe sudden resignation comes as Vietnam, one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing major economies, […]
by William Zheng at scmp.com The legislature on Monday passed a revised law giving the Communist Party more control over the State Council, China’s cabinet – a move experts say marks an end to any separation of power between the party and state. On the final day of the annual legislative session in Beijing, lawmakers approved the amended […]
by Vanessa Cai at scmp.com Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the country’s judicial and law enforcement authorities to safeguard national security, calling on the courts, prosecutors and public security authorities to “defuse” social and economic risks, and for their continued loyalty to the Communist Party. Xi’s instructions were delivered during a two-day national conference over the […]
by Sylvie Zhuang at scmp.com As Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated the 10th anniversary of his pet project – the Belt and Road Initiative – in October, a massive enterprise was under way to ensure the country’s legal system was up to the task of meeting the initiative’s geopolitical needs. One such requirement was the ability to […]