It’s best not to mistake the ‘130’ moniker attached to this new Skoda Fabia for its output in horsepower, because that would be underselling this very charming little package. In fact, in celebrating ...

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened its fourth plenary session from Oct 20 to Oct 23. Participants deliberated and adopted the central committee's recommendations for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the economic and financial world outside the USA, for the USA. Nov 01, 2025, 06:28am EDT Shen Chunyao (2 L) Director of ...

With regard to the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (the Fourth Plenum), which concluded on the 23rd, a Chinese state-run media outlet issued what ...

The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (fourth plenum), which opened on the 20th for four days, will end on the 23rd. Ahead of a U.S.-China leaders' ...

Xi Jinping maintains firm control after the Fourth Plenum with minimal leadership changes, despite online speculation of political struggles. General Zhang Shengmin was promoted to CMC vice-chairman, ...

Jonathan Czin of the Brookings Institution explains why the Chinese Communist Party's Fourth Plenum, the most important party meeting of the year, matters for the country's next five-year plan, recent ...

The Chinese Communist Party is holding its Fourth Plenum meeting in Beijing—the most important Party meeting of the year. Jonathan Czin of the Brookings Institution explains why China’s Fourth Plenum ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. Last Friday, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced the expulsion of nine top military leaders from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) due to “serious ...

China's top leaders are convening for a crucial four-day plenum to finalize the 2026-2030 five-year plan. Amidst US trade tensions, the meeting will shape economic and tech policies, focusing on ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is convening a key political meeting this week where he will push forward his next five-year strategy to strengthen the world’s second-largest economy in the face of mounting ...