Every five years China holds a national women’s congress. Like the country’s annual plenary session of parliament or the Communist Party’s own five-yearly congress, the gathering of women is a ...

The Communist Party’s solution to the country’s demographic crisis and a slowing economy is to push women back into traditional roles. By Alexandra Stevenson At China’s top political gathering for ...

The conference was billed as a celebration of China’s achievements in supporting women. But the government has mostly wiped out independent advocacy groups. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing China ...