Tag: elite politics
China’s Chief Ideologue Visits North Korea While His Deputy of 12 Years Vanishes From View
Wang Huning, the Chinese Communist Party's chief ideologue and its fourth-ranked official, is visiting...
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...
China Reassigns Senior Public Security Officials Amid Internal Inspection
Another round of senior personnel changes has affected the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, with...
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...
Why Did Xi Choose Cai Qi to Lead the Central Party School? Three Unusual Signals Raise Questions
Cai Qi, a prominent Chinese leader made his first public appearance on June 5 in his new capacity as...
Xi’s Chief Strategist Demoted Five Ranks as Party Elders Dismantle His Inner Circle
On June 18, the Party-controlled State Council released a personnel announcement: Cai Qi, the Politburo...
China’s ‘Dual-Peak Politics’: How Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yun Shaped the Tiananmen Crisis
To understand the evolution of Chinese politics in the post-Mao era and the historic events that led...
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...
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...
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...
Inside Beijing’s Jingxi Hotel: Accounts Detail CCP Investigations and Asset Seizures
The gray building sits on the western extension of Chang'an Avenue, Beijing's ceremonial spine, and in...
China’s Vanke Founder Wang Shi Faces Allegations as Political Backing Appears to Fade
Wang Shi, the 74-year-old founder of Vanke, China's once-dominant state-backed property giant, once broke...