Tag: Chinese governance
China’s Military Purge Removed 14 Lawmakers, but Its Two Most Senior Targets Kept Their Seats
China's legislature stripped 14 officials of their seats in a single late-night notice on June 26, 2026...
Xi Jinping Makes First Domestic Inspection of 2026, Visiting Rural China’s Dezhou
Chinese leader Xi Jinping traveled to Dezhou in eastern China's Shandong Province on June 24 for his...
Zhao Ziyang’s Secret Verdict on Tiananmen: Li Peng Demanded the Shooting, Deng Xiaoping Gave the Order
"They all refused to take the lead," Zhao Ziyang told Du Daozheng, the former director of China's state...
Shaolin Temple’s Abbot Sentenced to 24 Years for Corruption
According to Reuters, on May 29, 2026, a court in Xinxiang, Henan province, sentenced Shi Yongxin, the...
Chongqing Police Chief Zhang Anjiang Dies at 55, Extending a Long Pattern of Fallen Officials in the
Zhang Anjiang, vice mayor and public security bureau director of the southwestern Chinese megacity of...
Chongqing’s Liangjiang New Area Party Chief Luo Lin Arrested: Fourth Consecutive Boss Purged
Chongqing has developed a reputation, shaped by a series of high-profile political downfalls, as one...
China Investigates Chongqing Mayor Hu Henghua in Expanding Corruption Crackdown
China’s anti-corruption authorities have launched an investigation into Chongqing Mayor Hu Henghua, according...
Tsinghua Professor, Ren Jiantao, Goes Viral for Critiquing China’s One-Man Rule
Ren Jiantao, a professor of political science at Tsinghua University, one of China's most elite institutions...
Xi Jinping’s First Political Purge Began With a Warning to His Predecessors
By Tian Xuebin At a recent meeting of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC...
Bo Xilai’s Rise and Fall: How Defiant Ambition Turned a Princeling Into a Prisoner
Bo Xilai’s political ambition was never subtle. Born into the family of Bo Yibo—one of the Chinese Communist...