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.

It took China less than 70 years to emerge from isolation and become one of the world's greatest economic powers. As the country celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic ...

BEIJING--China on Monday marked the 84th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre, in which hundreds of thousands of civilians and disarmed soldiers were killed by Japanese troops in and around the ...

Pennsylvania senator Pat Toomey: The 70th anniversary of communist rule in China is not a day for celebration. It’s a day to remind ourselves of the horrors inflicted on the Chinese people over ...