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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping walks past Chinese President Hu Jintao (front left), former Chinese President Jiang Zemin (front right) and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (front right) during the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People on November 8, 2012 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

Video: 5 Areas of Change to Look for Under China's New Leadership

As China ushers in a new generation of leaders, Hamid Biglari, Head of Emerging Markets at Citicorp, discusses topics that should be at the top of Xi Jinping's to-do list. more
Chinese paramilitary policemen parade in front of Tiananmen Square on Nov. 7, 2012 in Beijing. The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convenes in Beijing on Nov. 8. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

The Strange Things Banned Before China's Party Congress, Explained

Unpredictable restrictions before the 18th Party Congress have inconvenienced pigeon owners and taxi riders, among other parts of the population. more
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on stage after winning the 2012 U.S. presidential election in Chicago, Illinois on November 7, 2012. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

We Asked Our Experts: What Does Obama's Re-Election Mean for Asia?

How is a second term for the Obama administration likely to affect relations with China, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan — to name just some of the Asian nations that have featured most prominently in recent headlines? more
A man poses with cardboard cut-outs of U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and presidential candidate Mitt Romney (L) at a hotel during a U.S. presidential election results event organized by the American embassy in Beijing on Nov. 7, 2012. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)

US Election Day in China Offers a Chance to Participate, Vicariously

In Shanghai, as the American presidential election results roll in, locals participate vicariously. more
People take pictures of a Japanese car damaged during a protest against Japan's 'nationalizing' of the disputed Diaoyu Islands, also known as Senkaku Islands in Japan in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on September 15, 2012. (AFP/GettyImages)

Fragments of Cai Yang's Life: An Angry Young Man Gets Swept Up in Protests Against Japan

ChinaFile, the new online magazine of the Center on U.S.-China Relations, has translated a rare story from the Chinese newspaper, Southern Weekend. more
Chinese President Hu Jintao (Front) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (Back) attend the banquet marking the 63th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on September 29, 2012 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images)

Video: Why We Know So Little About China's Leadership Change and Its Next Leader

As the United States votes for its next president, China, too, is preparing for a leadership change — although much less is known about that process, which begins Thursday with the start of the 18th National Congress. more
Beijing's Tiananmen Square, photographed in October 2012. (duggadugdug/Flickr)

Orville Schell: Beijing on Edge as It Gropes Way Toward New Leadership

With no script and no "big leader" in place for China's next act, both officials and ordinary citizens are in the grip of deep unease about the future. more
A screenshot from a recent Obama ad depicting a hypothetical Romney presidency.

Video Roundup: China in This Year's U.S. Presidential Campaign Ads

President Obama and Mitt Romney have both tried to outdo one another in tough talk on China during this election. more
(L to R) Han Sanping, Chairman, China Film Group; Peter Shiao, CEO, Orb Media Group; Lewis Coleman, President, Chief Financial Officer, DreamWorks. (Molly Ann/Asia Society)

Chinese Movie Mogul Promises New Party Leaders Will Open Market to Hollywood

Jonathan Landreth reports from a rare public exchange between Lewis Coleman, president and chief financial officer of DreamWorks, and Han Sanping, president of the China Film Group, the nation’s monopoly film importer. more

US-China Film Summit: Collaboration and Co-Production

Panelists discuss investments in U.S.-China co-productions, project collaborations and the Chinese film industry. more