BEIJING, May 13 (UPI) -- Chinese officials have been told to read more books as they are "of vital importance to human advancement."
BEIJING, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping says economic development tops his agenda for visits to Malta and five Latin American countries this month.
BEIJING, April 29 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao, seeking to boost cooperation with Japan, will travel there May 6-10, the first such visit in a decade, officials said.
BEIJING, March 15 (UPI) -- The Chinese parliament Saturday confirmed Xi Jinping, expected to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2013, as vice president.
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Xi Jinping, a 54-year-old economist, appears to have emerged as the likely successor Hu Jintao as China’s next president and party head.
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday won a new mandate to lead the country for five more years from the newly elected Communist Party’s 17th Central Committee.
BEIJING, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A succession fight among top leaders in the Chinese Communist Party could open up the country's politics if it isn't resolved, The New York Times reported.
BEIJING, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- With Chinese President Hu Jintao expected to serve another five years, others have started to jockey for top posts that will bring them closer to Hu. The effort is to be elected to the powerful Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, although the 17th P