Tag: Chinese leadership
Zhao Ziyang’s Mother Understood the CCP, He Took Sixteen Years to Catch Up
Zhao Ziyang, who served as China's prime minister and Communist Party general secretary during the 1980s...
Xi Jinping’s Hand-Picked Baoding Chief Ousted by a Rival Faction
Baoding, a mid-size city in Hebei province south of Beijing, sits at the intersection of three of Xi...
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...
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...
Inside Mao’s Inner Circle: Tan Zhenlin’s ‘Three Regrets’ and a Chilling Reply
Wu Faxian, former commander of the Chinese Communist Party’s air force, left behind a memoir that stands...
Former Tianjin Official Zhou Derui Under Scrutiny After Alleged Criticism of Xi Jinping Policies
A former Chinese official once known for his blunt, “down-to-earth” speaking style is again drawing attention...
Xi Jinping’s Armed Bodyguards Kneel to Tie His Shoes as ‘Servant of the People’ Slogan Backfires
On Dec. 4, 2025, Xi Jinping, the CCP's general secretary and China's top leader, hosted French President...
Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Shut Down the Base Where China Rehearses Invading Taiwan
Xi Jinping's January 2026 purge of Zhang Youxia, his vice chairman on China's top military command body...
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...
Wang Huning: The CCP’s Master Strategist Who Will Outlast Three Leaders
By Fu Longshan Wang Huning is often described as the Chinese Communist Party’s “tutor to three emperors...
Hu Yaobang’s Fatal Softness: How Empathy Threatened the CCP
By Fu Longshan In the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) system, so-called “rehabilitation” is rarely an...
Exclusive: Xi Jinping Faces Signs of Military Defiance in Rare Official Footage
For years, claims that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has lost effective control over the military have circulated...