Tag: elite infighting
Reports Claim Former Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan Has Lost Freedom in Daily Life Due to Alleged
The political situation within the Chinese Communist Party is described as unpredictable and complex....
Zhao Leji Allegedly Backing Zhang Youxia in Rare Public Break With Xi Jinping
By Jian Yi Roughly a decade ago, the Chinese Communist Party publicly acknowledged an unusual vulnerability...
The Chinese Communist Party Is Entering Its Endgame—and a Final Reckoning for Its Own
By Chen Jing Overseas Chinese critics such as Cai Xia and Hu Liren have long described Xi Jinping’...
China’s Military Power Struggle and the Shadow of the 1991 Soviet Coup
In recent days, the arrests of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli—two senior People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...
Xi Jinping Alone at the Helm as Party Elders Retreat: China’s Power Struggle Enters a Dangerous Phase
By David and Li Jingyao A vice chairman falls—and the army stirs On Jan. 24, the Chinese Communist...
Zhang Youxia’s Arrest and Xi Jinping’s Gamble Over Collective Leadership in China
By Yan Chungong The detention of Zhang Youxia has unfolded in an unusually opaque and disquieting...
Zhang Youxia’s ‘Strategic Sacrifice’ Leaves Xi Jinping With No Way Out
By Chen Jing What many believed was bad news On Jan. 24, Chinese authorities announced that Central...
Reports Claim Armed Clash in Zhang Youxia Detention as Xi Jinping Intensifies Military Purge
By Li Zixi As news of the detention of Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia...
Zhang Youxia Crisis Signals Rare Challenge to Xi’s Authority
By Li Jingyao A power struggle spills into the open Following the abrupt downfall of Zhang Youxia...
Who Comes After Zhang Youxia? Inside Xi Jinping’s Military Purge and Power Consolidation
By Meng Hao Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Military Commission...
Exclusive: CCTV’s Historical Allegory Signals Elite Disquiet Over Xi Jinping’s Military Purge
By Jian Yi A broadcast that landed like a signal News of the downfall of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli...
Zhang Youxia’s Secret Detention Exposes Deepening Crisis Inside China’s Military
By Li Deyan A sudden arrest, a shaken military Information emerging from Beijing indicates that...