Communist Party of China

President Xi Jinping was formally handed a second term Wednesday, with no clear successor emerging in a revamped ruling council, cementing his grip on power and setting the stage for him to dominate China for decades to come.

Owners of Muslim restaurants in a village have been directed to create “eye-catching displays” to promote alcohol and cigarettes during Ramadan. And then there’s the beer festival. With prizes.

Once seen as a unexceptional Communist Party man, Xi Jinping is now positioning himself among the pantheon of the great — and most authoritarian — leaders of modern China. Evan Osnos of the New Yorker talks about the “rise of the Red Prince.”

Zhou Yongkang was considered one of the most powerful people in China not so long ago. He had immense wealth, connections and political power. But it turns out that Zhou was not untouchable. The ruling Communist Party has announced that he is being investigated on charges of corruption. And he might be purged from the party. Zhou Yongkang was considered one of the most powerful people in China not so long ago. He had immense wealth, connections and political power. But it turns out that Zhou was not untouchable. The ruling Communist Party has announced that he is being investigated on charges of corruption. And he might be purged from the party.

China still officially reveres Mao Zedong, but it no longer pays much attention to his teachings.