Tag: Politburo Standing Committee
Xi Jinping’s Wife Peng Liyuan Skipped Trump Summit and Has Vanished From Public Diplomacy — Beijing Is
From the moment Air Force One touched down at Beijing Capital Airport on May 14, 2026, something was...
How Deng Xiaoping Dismantled Mao’s Security Chief in 1978
Mao Zedong's personal security chief, Wang Dongxing, had spent thirty years as the most feared man in...
Why The Economist Says Cai Qi May Be the Most Dangerous Man Standing Next to Xi Jinping
Cai Qi is fifth in the Politburo Standing Committee's formal ranking but functionally sits second only...
Xi Jinping Takes Down Wang Qishan’s Last Loyal Aide
Zhou Liang, a Party committee member and vice head of China's National Financial Regulatory Administration...
Only Cai Qi Accompanied Xi Jinping to the Two Sessions Delegation Visit
Xi Jinping, the CCP's general secretary and China's top leader, visited the Jiangsu province delegation...
Li Zhaoting Detained in Hebei; Dongxu Group Case Draws Attention to Li Zhanshu and Xi Jinping
Li Zhaoting, the controlling shareholder of Hebei-based Dongxu Group and once the province’s richest...
Xi Jinping’s Chinese New Year Speech Signals Retreat as Every Top Retired Leader Skips the Party’s Annual
Stone-faced officials turned a holiday celebration into a wake On Feb. 14, the Party held its annual...
Can Xi Jinping Be Brought Down by His Closest Aide? Cai Qi, Power, and the Politics of Survival in China
By Jian Yi The dictator’s fate—and the men closest to him “The people say: if Stalin had died ten...
Wang Huning: The CCP’s Master Strategist Who Will Outlast Three Leaders
By Fu Longshan Wang Huning is often described as the Chinese Communist Party’s “tutor to three emperors...
Political Red Flags at China’s Politburo Meeting Point to Li Xi’s Waning Power
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times On Dec. 8, China’s year-end Politburo meeting convened to review the country...
Abrupt Purges at China’s State Secrets Bureau Cast New Doubts on Cai Qi’s Standing
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times China’s secrecy apparatus, known as one of the most shadowy corners of...
Historic Power Struggle Between Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao: Shanghai Faction Battle Unfolds
In terms of reform and opening-up, Jiang Zemin made little mark, falling far behind predecessors like...