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Xi Jinping brings Beijing's second-most influential body to heel before CCP Congress

Chinese President Xi Jinping. © Li Xueren/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

While celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Communist Youth League of China, which has gotten in the way of President Xi Jinping's political ambitions, is being restructured. [...] (455 words)

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The PLA arms itself for technological warfare

China Foreign Affairs University canteen provides fine fare for security chiefs and diplomats

Canberra seeks new security accommodation with China

Beijing ramps up military and security-driven plans in the Pacific

Vatican's secret diplomacy clashes with internal tensions in Beijing

Beijing tries to win Pyongyang's trust by helping rebuild Punggye-ri nuclear test site

War in Ukraine: China concentrates its diplomatic attention on Europe

Xi Jinping buoys security with new right-hand man Wang Xiaohong

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