Tag: Politburo Standing Committee
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...
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...
US Intelligence Agencies Drafting a Report on the Hidden Wealth of Xi Jinping and China’s Ruling Elite
U.S. intelligence agencies are preparing a report for Congress that will set out new details about the...
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 Picks Trusted Loyalist Cai Qi to Shape China’s Future Leadership
The Chinese Communist Party's Central Party School (中央党校) serves as both the party's premier training...
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...
Zhao Ziyang’s Fall Was Complete a Year Before Tiananmen
Zhao Ziyang refused to back the Tiananmen crackdown and died under house arrest Zhao Ziyang, who served...
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...