Membership in the Chinese Communist Party has become a sticking point for the Trump administration. But many join for professional over political reasons.

When President Trump started restricting study visas this spring in what he described as a move to safeguard national security, his administration zeroed in on students from China—pledging to keep out ...

Membership in China’s ruling Communist Party passed the 100 million mark, but the pace of growth slowed for the third straight year amid Beijing’s long-running push to rein in the party’s ...

China’s Communist Party Now Has 100 Million Members. Many Are in It for the Paycheck. In a sluggish economy, membership is seen as a path to a stable state-sector income. By . Chun Han Wong.