Tag: jiang zemin
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...
Grand Parade in New York Marks 27th Anniversary of the ‘April 25 Peaceful Appeal’
On April 25, 2026, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners from the Greater New York area held a large-scale...
Why Xi Jinping’s ‘East Rising, West Declining’ Doctrine Is Failing
Xi Jinping's "East rising, West declining" doctrine, the claim that Chinese power has overtaken the West...
What Really Happened at the April 25 Falun Gong Appeal at Zhongnanhai
The April 25 appeal was a peaceful gathering of roughly 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners outside Zhongnanhai...
From Beijing Diplomacy To Taiwan Defense Debate: Pressure Points In US–China Relations
Two separate developments involving Communist China and Taiwan have drawn attention amid broader U.S....
Xi Turns to Jiang Zemin’s Legacy as Internal Purges Undermine His Power Base
By Du Zheng, Commentary Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) top leader, has spent much...
From Peaceful Protest to Nationwide Crackdown: The Legacy of ‘April 25, 1999’
Saturday, April 25, will mark 27 years since the persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline in...
Jiang Zemin’s Secret Pilgrimage and a Monk’s Prophecy About the CCP’s Fate in 2026
Jiang Zemin climbed to the top of the Chinese Communist Party by endorsing the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen...
How Jiang Zemin’s Mistress Network Ran China’s Shadow Government
Huang Liman, widely described by political observers and former insiders as a close associate of former...
Who Kept Zhao Ziyang Under House Arrest for 16 Years? The Answer Points to Jiang Zemin
Deng Xiaoping removed Zhao; Jiang Zemin made sure he stayed gone The initial decision to remove Zhao...
Wu Zuguang’s 1998 Speech in Beijing: Calling Mao a ‘Bandit’ and the Applause That Followed
In August 1998, inside a modest bookstore near the China Art Museum in Beijing, a routine literary event...
How Jiang Zemin’s Power Maneuvering Altered China’s Leadership Succession
By Chen Pokong, Commentary During China’s reform and opening era, Jiang Zemin was rarely credited...