Tag: Chinese elite politics
Xi Jinping’s Purge of China’s Development Bank Targets a Communist Founding Family’s Last Stronghold
From 1998 to 2013, Chen Yuan transformed China Development Bank, the state-owned policy lender that channels...
Another Member of Wang Qishan’s Inner Circle Falls Under Investigation in China
Li Xiaohong, a longtime associate of former anti-corruption chief Wang Qishan, has become the latest...
Leadership Shake-Up at Peking University Fuels Speculation of CCP Power Struggles
The recent leadership reshuffle at Peking University has once again sparked chatter about internal political...
Xi Jinping’s Wife Peng Liyuan Skipped Trump Summit and Has Vanished From Public Diplomacy — Beijing Is
From the moment Air Force One touched down at Beijing Capital Airport on May 14, 2026, something was...
China’s Agriculture Minister Han Jun Ousted as Purges Hit Xi Jinping’s Inner Circle
According to China Daily citing an official statement, on April 28, 2026, a senior official from the...
Xi Turns to Jiang Zemin’s Legacy as Internal Purges Undermine His Power Base
By Du Zheng, Commentary Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) top leader, has spent much...
How Jiang Zemin’s Mistress Network Ran China’s Shadow Government
Huang Liman, widely described by political observers and former insiders as a close associate of former...
The Grandson Mao Zedong Refused to Meet: A Family Secret the Party Won’t Explain
A grandfather who never came Mao Zedong was 77 when he learned he had a grandson. He named the boy...
Biography of Former PLA Discipline Official Chen Guoqiang Removed From CCDI Website
The official biography of Chen Guoqiang, a senior Chinese military discipline official once considered...
CCP Elder Song Ping Dies at 109 After Watching Xi Jinping Dismantle His Legacy
Song Ping, the Chinese Communist Party elder who shaped the careers of two generations of CCP leaders...
Li Zhaoting Detained in Hebei; Dongxu Group Case Draws Attention to Li Zhanshu and Xi Jinping
Li Zhaoting, the controlling shareholder of Hebei-based Dongxu Group and once the province’s richest...
Will China Face a Military Coup? Risk Assessment Amid Reports on Zhang Youxia
Following Zhang Youxia’s downfall, rumors have continued to circulate within political circles and online...