Tag: Chinese government
Zhao Ziyang’s Five Proposals Terrified the CCP Elite and Sealed His Fate
On May 16, 1989, the five proposals that Zhao Ziyang placed before his Politburo Standing Committee colleagues...
Wang Xiaohong Missing for 24 Days, Rumors Swirl of Power Struggle Inside CCP
Xi Jinping’s close ally and Minister of Public Security, Wang Xiaohong, has not made a public appearance...
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...
Xi Jinping Purges Wang Qishan’s Last Ally in China’s Financial System
On March 24, 2026, the CCP's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Party's internal enforcement...
CPPCC Opens Amid Major Absences of Vice-National Officials
On March 4, 2026, the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference...
China’s Top Personnel Chief Skips Key Meetings Amid Xi Jinping’s Weakening Control Over Appointments
By Li Deyan A string of unexplained absences at the top of the Chinese People's Political Consultative...
Inside the ‘Seven Princelings’ Scandal Behind Xi Jinping’s Biggest Purge of 2026
By Li Deyan The Chinese Communist Party announced on Feb. 10, 2026, that Yi Lianhong—former Party...
Xi Jinping’s Shortened CCDI Speech Signals Eroding Authority
By Jingyao Li From Jan. 12 to 14, the Chinese Communist Party convened the Fifth Plenary Session of...
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...
The Political Fragmentation Inside Xi Jinping’s China
China often presents its political system as unified and disciplined, guided from the top down by a strong...
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...
Gay Dating App Traced to Zhongnanhai Sparks Beijing Crackdown
Recently, the gay dating app Blued was found to have an IP address traced to Zhongnanhai, the headquarters...