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In an extremely normal turn of events, a far-right magazine recently published an essay consisting entirely of edited passages from The Communist Manifesto. American Reformer is a prominent ...

China's ruling Communist Party is expected to hand a third five-year term to Xi Jinping, arguably the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong in the 1970s. The decision would further tighten ...

Since 1 October 1949, China has been run by one party - the Communist Party of China. Its leading role is enshrined in the constitution and it controls the government, police and military.