Favorable views of China and confidence in President Xi Jinping have increased in many regions while approval of the U.S. and ...

President Xi Jinping was appointed to a third 5-year term at the Communist Party Congress. He also elevated several allies to leadership positions.

Morell and former CIA China analyst and president of the China Strategies Group Chris Johnson discuss Xi's move to consolidate his power this week and what it means for U.S.-China relations.

Xi Jinping (center) greets the media at the Great Hall of the People on Nov. 15, 2012, in Beijing. China's Communist Party revealed the new Politburo Standing Committee after its 18th congress.

In 10 years of ruling China, Xi Jinping has expunged political rivals, replacing them with allies. He has wiped out civil society, giving citizens no recourse for help but his government.