Sylvie Zhuang

Hong Kong (CNN) — When teenagers went back to school in China earlier this month, one book on their new mandatory reading list stood out: the 19th century English novel “Jane Eyre.”

Hong Kong (CNN) — A woman from a low-income family in China crossed over into Hong Kong to get to a concert she had spent months saving up for.

Four months after their last meeting , President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping traded niceties during the Chinese leader's first visit to the US capital in over a decade.

Four months after their last meeting, President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping traded niceties during the Chinese leader’s first visit to the US capital in over a decade.

By Adam Cancryn, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Sylvie Zhuang, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump spent months plotting ways to impress Xi Jinping.

President Donald Trump spent months plotting ways to impress Xi Jinping.

One of China’s most important - and mysterious - security officials has stepped out of the shadows and been identified, thanks in part to a guest list published by the White House.

One of China's most important - and mysterious - security officials has stepped out of the shadows and been identified, thanks in part to a guest list published by the White House.

Last week Beijing’s deputy mayor was meeting with Walmart CEO John Furner and encouraging American companies to invest in China. Now he has vanished from public life, the latest to be swept up in an anti-corruption purge that has ensnared a galaxy of China’s talent: a former top judge, a spy chief, dozens of military generals – and even officials tasked with rooting out graft in the People’s Republic.

Last week Beijing's deputy mayor was meeting with Walmart CEO John Furner and encouraging American companies to invest in the Chinese capital. Now he has vanished from public life, the latest to be swept up in an anti-corruption campaign that has ensnared a galaxy of China's talent: a former top judge, a spy chief, dozens of military generals – and even officials tasked with rooting out graft in the People's Republic.