Tag: He Weidong
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...
Xi Jinping’s Inner Circle Cracks: A Senior Ally Falls as the Leader’s Wife Faces Political Exposure
Xi Jinping's grip on the Chinese Communist Party may be loosening faster than the outside world has recognized...
Disgraced Former Foreign Minister Qin Gang Reappears Amid Xi’s Military Purges
On March 8, 2026, while delegates to China's annual Two Sessions, the concurrent sessions of the National...
A Calculated Death: How the CCP Used Song Ping’s Final Moment to Close the Succession Era
To understand why Song Ping's death carries political weight beyond the passing of a 109-year-old man...
Xi Jinping Signaled More Military Purges at the 2026 Two Sessions
Xi Jinping, the CCP's general secretary and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), China's...
Half the Podium Sat Empty at China’s Military Delegation Session
Since the 20th Party Congress in 2022, Xi Jinping, the CCP's general secretary and chairman of the Central...
China’s Military Delegation Missing Deputy Leader Amid Ongoing PLA Shake-Up
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Armed Police delegation to the National People’s Congress...
Did Xi Jinping Move Early Against Zhang Youxia? Military Reshuffles Preceded January Announcement
Beijing garrison vacancy and replacement On Feb. 4, 2026, Caixin, citing the Beijing Daily, reported...
China’s Military Newspaper Exposes Setback in Xi’s PLA Power Struggle
By Li Deyan After Zhang Youxia, a former vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC...
PLA Seats Vacant at Politburo Meeting as Taiwan Policy Emerges as Core Rift Between Xi and Zhang
By Li Deyan The Chinese Communist Party recently convened a Central Politburo meeting. One conspicuous...
Reports Claim China’s Defense Minister Dong Jun Removed Amid Military Purge
By Li Deyan Reports have recently emerged claiming that Dong Jun, China’s defense minister, has been...
Acting Leaders of PLA Eastern Theater Command Appear as April Taiwan Drills Expose Command Vacuum
By Li Deyan Although CCP leader Xi Jinping has designated the Eastern Theater Command as the primary...