Tag: CCP internal politics
Xi Jinping’s Chinese New Year Speech Signals Retreat as Every Top Retired Leader Skips the Party’s Annual
Stone-faced officials turned a holiday celebration into a wake On Feb. 14, the Party held its annual...
Zhang Youxia Investigation Deepens Uncertainty in Chinese Military as PLA Daily Signals Political Tightening
By Li Deyan A commentary published by the Chinese Communist Party’s military newspaper has drawn scrutiny...
China’s Military Newspaper Exposes Setback in Xi’s PLA Power Struggle
By Li Deyan After Zhang Youxia, a former vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC...
PLA Seats Vacant at Politburo Meeting as Taiwan Policy Emerges as Core Rift Between Xi and Zhang
By Li Deyan The Chinese Communist Party recently convened a Central Politburo meeting. One conspicuous...
Zhang Youxia’s Alleged Secret Letter Signals Deep Rift Inside Xi Jinping’s Military Leadership
Alleged investigation of Zhang Youxia draws global attention The sudden investigation of Zhang Youxia...
Xi Jinping’s Military Purge: Alleged Killings, Secret Police Expansion, PLA Leaks
By Li Jingyao Alleged collapse at the top of China’s military command The reported downfall of...
Xi Jinping’s Military Crisis: Reports of Zhang Youxia’s Detention Spark ‘Night of the Long Knives’ Fears
In January 2026, unverified reports that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli had been taken into custody began...
China Opens Disciplinary Probe Into Military Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia, Online Reaction Backfires
By Li Muzi On Jan. 24, Chinese authorities announced disciplinary investigations into Zhang Youxia...
Xi Warns of Growing Uncertainty as Graft Probes Ensnare Over 4,000 CCP Officials
By Li Deyan A recent Communist Party seminar for provincial- and ministerial-level officials has drawn...
China’s CCDI Plenum Signals Power Rebalancing as Xi’s Authority Is Curtailed
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times Though the Fifth Plenary Session of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP...
Record 13 Absences at CCDI Plenum Spark Speculation of Power Crisis in China
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline...
Hu Yaobang and the Limits of Moral Politics in the CCP
By Fu Longshan Hu Yaobang once stated that the Xidan Democracy Wall, a short-lived forum for public...