Tag: chinese politics
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...
Britain’s Embassy in China Posted a Tiananmen Memorial Video, Beijing Censored It Within Seconds
On June 4, 2026, the British Embassy in Beijing marked the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre...
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...
Xi Jinping Vanishes for Nine Days as CCP Fails to Report a May Politburo Meeting
The CCP's ruling Politburo, the 24-member body that sits at the apex of Party decision-making, typically...
Tiananmen Square Massacre Survivor Reflects on Prison, Silence, and the CCP’s Future
A firsthand witness to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre reflects on imprisonment, generational silence...
China’s Military Command Body Issues Rules That Sideline Xi Jinping’s Authority
On May 27, China's state news agency Xinhua reported that the Central Military Commission (CMC), the...
Mao Launched the Cultural Revolution to Seize Absolute Power, Not to Pursue an Ideal
Fifty years after the Cultural Revolution ended, competing theories still fight for dominance: was it...
Trump Press Corps Detained in Beijing at Xi Summit
Trump arrived in Beijing on the evening of May 13. According to the New York Post (NYP), the following...
How the Wuchang Uprising of 1911 Mirrors the CCP’s Coming Collapse
The Wuchang Uprising of 1911 that destroyed China's last imperial dynasty was triggered by a bomb-maker's...
‘Serving the People:’ Chinese Netizens Name CCP Slogans When Asked the Biggest Lie They Know
A Guangdong blogger's throwaway question set off one of the more striking displays of public cynicism...
China Expels Former Securities Chief Yi Huiman in Major Corruption Crackdown
China's top anti-corruption body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, announced on April...