But now - in this BBC Minute series, with the help of the BBC's China Editor Carrie Gracie, we explore how President Xi Jinping is taking the country into a new era - as a global superpower.

On Wednesday, journalist and broadcaster Carrie Gracie appeared in parliament ... international talking point. The former China editor for BBC News, Gracie resigned from her post in early January ...

While China's economy has boomed over the past ... But so far, for many farmers, it has mostly been just a promise. Carrie Gracie has been visiting White Horse Village for the last three years ...

Coming up on Monday: Carrie Gracie on the great Chinese rail adventureComing up on Monday: Carrie Gracie on the great Chinese rail adventure ...

Kate Adie introduces correspondents' stories: Jeremy Bowen reflects on Syria, Carrie Gracie on China, Nick Thorpe on Hungary, Karen Allen on Africa, and Will Grant on Cuba. Show more By any ...

The story of the mysterious murder that changed the course of Chinese politics. Carrie Gracie investigates the killing of a British man, Neil Heywood, in Chongqing in 2011.

Kate Adie with correspondents' stories. Today: Jeremy Bowen in Yemen, Carrie Gracie in China, Stephen Sackur in Russia, Simon Parker in Norway and Alex Duval Smith in Mali. Show more Kate Adie ...

What's in store for China in 2015? The BBC's Carrie Gracie takes a look at the issues facing the country as well as its prospects for the new year.