Large-scale turnover of Chinese leadership yields the oldest Central Committee in decades. Citing data from Cheng Li, the South China Morning Post reports that the reshuffling of the Chinese Communist Party's central leadership at the 19th Party Congress was "the most dramatic in decades" and that the average age of Central Committee members is now a record-setting 57 years.

China prioritizes stability and reform in Zimbabwe. Amid a period of political transition in Zimbabwe, David Dollar tells The Washington Post that China's foremost concerns will be "economic stability and reform" rather than the particular characteristics of the country's new leader.