China's new Politburo Standing Committee Members

PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 19 (UPI) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, in talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, stressed China's commitment to the talks on the North's denuclearization.

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, April 27 (UPI) -- French officials should attempt to repair the bilateral relations between their country and China, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said Sunday.

BEIJING, March 15 (UPI) -- The Chinese parliament Saturday confirmed Xi Jinping, expected to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2013, as vice president.

HONG KONG, March 7 (UPI) -- China is not prepared to handle a large-scale external crisis -- particularly in the Taiwan Strait -- it can be concluded after assessing the nation's hardware, including ammunition supplies and fuel reserves, as well as the quality of its military personnel.

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.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- These are difficult days for Chinese President Hu Jintao, as he faces a new Party Congress that was supposed to impose his stamp upon the regime and select the next generation of leaders by appointing his chosen successors to the new Politburo standing 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