Bo Xilai became the secretary of Chongqing Municipal Committee in November 2007. At the end of 2009, Wang Hongju suddenly resigned.

The usually somber Hu kept smiling at a reception, while the rest of the Standing Committee members were gloomy.

China officially put its first aircraft carrier into service Tuesday, according to China’s Defense Ministry.

The Party secretary of the Beijing Daily was ousted as political payback after undermining the leadership earlier this year.

An ally of Chinese Communist Party head Hu Jintao has been appointed to the highest position in the Beijing region.

Many of the major players in the CCP are graduates of Tsinghua University, including both the current Chinese leader Hu Jintao and his successor Xi Jinping.

While China’s Premier demands more “truth telling,” the Central Propaganda Department tightens its grip on media.

The nephew of Chen Guangcheng has reportedly been detained by Chinese security forces.

A former engineer with the Chinese Ministry of Railways is criticizing part of China’s newest plan for economic reform, suggesting that it will only encourage further corruption by officials controlling the railways.

A Chinese company, in the controversial business of extracting bile from live bears, wants to issue stocks.