CATEGORIESTopicsPeoplePlacesEventsCompaniesTopicsPeoplePlacesEventsCompaniesTopicsChina’s Communist PartyThe sole governing power of the People’s Republic of China Latest news, analysis and opinion on the Communist Party of China which has ruled the country since 1949 and is currently led by General Secretary Xi Jinping. The party currently has over 90 million members and it began to admit private entrepreneurs into its ranks in 2001.