Tag: Politburo Standing Committee
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...