National People’s Congress (NPC)

China’s wealthiest have ties with the Communist Party, according to state media, further underlining the interweaving of business and politics in China.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said it would extend its campaign to focus on the machinery of the Communist Party itself.

Meet peasant representative Shen Jilan, a living example of how China’s version of a parliament really works.

As the Hong Kong government continues to clear democracy protesters from the streets, drawing the world’s attention to the Umbrella Movement, Beijing faces the problem of how to handle the anger in Hong Kong over the denial of universal suffrage.