The Kremlin said Putin told Xi he looked forward to continuing to develop a "comprehensive partnership" between Russia and China.
On Sunday, China's 69-year-old leader secured a widely expected third term as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party, paving the way for him to remain in power for at least five more years and possibly longer.
Three of them are holdovers from the previous body, including General Secretary Xi Jinping, who has received a precedent-breaking third term as party head.
Re-elected as the general secretary of the Communist Party of China, Xi introduced a new Politburo Standing Committee, the country's top governing body, packed with men loyal to him. Shanghai Communist Party chief Li Qiang is likely to be the next premier
China watchers are confident Xi Jinping would get a third term. But whether he is able to fill the top slots in the government with his loyalists will indicate the extent of his power and the Communist Party’s ability to recruit talent outside the charmed circle
Ahead of Chinese Communist Party ’s 20th party Congress, a once-in-a-five-year event scheduled to begin on October 16, a look at some of the key episodes in the party’s long history.
The Communist Party of China’s 20th Party Congress is a power transition phase. But Xi Jinping seeking a third term and no anointed successor makes this session even more pertinent to observe
Xi Jinping is expected to get endorsed for a record third five-year term
Xi Jinping is set to get a third term as China’s president at the upcoming Communist Party Congress. The recent visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan has added to his appeal. But the question is whether the party will give him full freedom to choose his team at a time when the country is facing an economic crisis
Looking tough toward the self-ruled island, Xi learned long before he became China’s top leader, is essential for political survival in the ruling Communist Party.
Always expressing optimism about the India-China relationship no matter what the circumstances is something of a standard operating procedure for Chinese interlocutors
“There is no fixed model of democracy; it manifests itself in many forms,” the State Council, China’s top governing body, argued in a position paper it released over the weekend titled “China: Democracy That Works.”
Communist China wants tech firms to serve its purposes instead of satisfying foreign investors
Hong Kong-based Hollywood action movie star Jackie Chan, who had earlier been criticised for supporting China’s crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the former British colony, said: "I want to become a CPC member."
Chinese diplomatic practices and interactions hardly changed in the first half of the 100 years of Chinese communist diplomacy. It was not until Beijing became a member of the United Nations in 1971 that its communist rulers had full exposure to global diplomatic practices
The Chinese Communist Party celebrates its 100th birthday, under President Xi Jinping, a man who learned a very different lesson from the Soviet Union’s demise
The just-concluded plenary session of the ruling Communist Party of China adopted President Xi Jinping's proposals. Politically, Xi's Vision 2035 plan has sparked speculation that he could continue in power for the next 15 years.
The upcoming five-year plan is the 14th since the communist party took charge of China. Running from 2021 to 2025, it will feature economic growth targets and objectives such as deepening reforms and innovation-speared development
More broadly, the instructions reflect a long-running debate within China about the role of private business in a country where the government still controls crucial levers of industry
An informal setting such as the Beidaihe conclave gives the party leaders an opportunity to discuss and deliberate and, thereby, turn the tables on Xi Jinping through criticisms of policies and factional management
In the video, Hao reads out an 18-point manifesto demanding an end to the current power structure, calling the ruling party a “terrorist organisation” that “tramples on democracy,” violates the rule of law and makes contracts it doesn’t intend to keep.
The data Chinese companies collect about Indian consumers allows them and the Chinese State to achieve big data applications on a scale unavailable to Western or Indian companies or to their governments
The CPC move triggered concerns as 64-year-old Xi would remain a single leader doing away with collective leadership system followed by the party to prevent a dictatorship of an individual emerging from the ranks.
The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will also elect a new generation of leaders to work with Xi.
Grappling with the world's biggest senior citizen population, China's President Xi Jinping held a high-level meeting with officials after the number of people above 60 years in the world's most populous country crossed 220 million, 16 per cent of the total population.