Tag: china leadership
How Cai Qi Went From a Reform-Minded Official to Xi Loyalist and Hardline Party Enforcer
A recent profile published by The Economist has renewed attention on senior Chinese Communist Party (...
CCDI Secretary Li Xi Faces Pressure Amid Reported Political Ties in Beijing
Political analysis Since the beginning of this year, former Xinjiang Party Secretary Ma Xingrui has...
Wang Huning’s Bow to Xi Sparks Online Ridicule
Wang Huning, the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the CCP's...
Xi Jinping Faces Pressure as PLA Daily Signals ‘Instability in the Ranks’ After Senior Generals’ Fall
By Jian Yi “Xi looked to be in a very bad mood today. His face was unusually tense during the meeting...
Senior Generals Die in Rapid Succession as China’s Emergency Management Minister Falls
By Li Deyan A Climate of fear in Beijing after the fall of Zhang Youxia Following the reported...
The Chinese Vice President Han Zheng’s New Absence Is Not a Defection to Russia
By Li Deyan Chinese vice president Han Zheng has not appeared in public since early November, a silence...
A Trio of Events Puts Xi Jinping Under Scrutiny at Home and Abroad
The uneasy on-camera return of security chief Wang Xiaohong, a wave of Japanese satire aimed at Xi Jinping...
Xi Faces Upheaval: Key Aides Removed Amid Deepening Military Purge
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee—one of the Party...
Cracks in Xi’s Fortress: Military Purge and Propaganda Revolt Shake His Rule
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee concluded with...
Hu Jintao’s Plan to Save the CCP Backfires — Xi Clings to Power Through the 21st Party Congress, Zhang
A wave of rumors emerging online suggests that Xi Jinping and Cai Qi could be forced into retirement...
Behind China’s Military Parade: Zhang Youxia’s Purge and Xi’s Struggle for Survival
By Edward Wenming and Janet Huang, Vision Times At a time when party elders are weighing their options...