CHINA HAS jailed its most prominent democracy activist, Liu Xiaobo, for 11 years for conspiring to subvert the Chinese state. It is the longest sentence ever given out for dissent, and a sign the ...

A Chinese democracy activist has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for "subversion of state power", rights groups said today… A Chinese democracy activist has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for ...

A pledge by Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, to bring "full" democracy to China has been cast into doubt by the leak of internal Communist Party documents that apparently order the party to tighten ...

BEIJING, March 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As China convenes the 2026 two sessions - the annual meetings of China's top legislature and top political advisory body - China is expected to send strong and ...

Qin Yongmin was found "guilty of subversion of state power," the Wuhan City Intermediate People's Court said on its official website. According to court records, it appears to be the heftiest sentence ...

China’s Premier Wen shows the way to Cambodia’s PM Sen during a welcome ceremony in Beijing (Jason Lee/Courtesy Reuters). China’s relationship to democracy is a closely watched issue on the world ...

CFR’s Elizabeth C. Economy says there are increasing calls for more democracy in China and the Communist Party Congress will have to deal with who will become the so-called “fifth generation” of ...

A study found that the younger generation who came of age during China's economic boom is less supportive of liberal democratic values than the older generation. It drew attention because it shows a ...

The fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) kicked off in ...