China’s hopes for a smooth, once-a-decade political transition have been shaken by a lurid new scandal involving the death of a senior official’s son who crashed during what may have been sex games in ...

China's politically powerful vice president stepped down Sunday amid a reshuffling of the Communist Party leadership, removing a potential challenge to President Hu Jintao's unrivaled authority.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation's No. 2 official and a chief proponent of economic reforms, is among four of the seven members of the nation's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee who will ...

In this photo taken on March 14, 2010, Ling Jihua, a loyal aide and confidante to President Hu Jintao, left, looks on as Chinese President Hu Jintao, bottom right, signs a document after attending the ...