CHINESE POLITICS
Inside Mao’s Inner Circle: Tan Zhenlin’s ‘Three Regrets’ and a Chilling Reply
Wu Faxian, former commander of the Chinese Communist Party’s air force, left behind a memoir that stands...
PLA General Li Guangju’s Death Announced Weeks Late as Questions Surround Zhang Youxia Circle
A retired Chinese general with longstanding ties to senior military leader Zhang Youxia died in late...
China’s Wen Jiabao Reappears as Probes Into Xi-Linked Officials Raise Questions
A series of closely-timed developments, including the unexpected public appearance of former Chinese...
Retired Official Probed a Decade Later as Former Colleague Gets Life Sentence
A former senior official in eastern China is finding himself in hot water a decade after his retirement...
US Senate Delegation Visits Taiwan Amid Arms Budget Discussions
The Legislative Yuan’s joint review committee on foreign affairs, national defense, and finance recently...
Ko Wen-je Sentenced to 17 Years, 6-Year Loss of Civil Rights
Former People First Party chairman Ko Wen-je, involved in the Jinghua City and political donation cases...
Hong Kong Rights, Freedoms Under Strain, UK Report Says
The UK government recently released its Hong Kong Mid-Year Report for the Second Half of 2025. The report...
Wu Zuguang’s 1998 Speech in Beijing: Calling Mao a ‘Bandit’ and the Applause That Followed
In August 1998, inside a modest bookstore near the China Art Museum in Beijing, a routine literary event...
Xi Jinping’s Succession Trap
A phrase reportedly circulating inside Zhongnanhai, the walled compound in central Beijing where China's...
