Tag: political loyalty
Beijing Installs a Former Spy Official as Political Watchdog Inside Its Foreign Ministry
China's Foreign Ministry recently updated its official leadership roster to show Li Qian as a member...
Xi Jinping Locked Up China’s Top Generals for 10 Weeks in a Military Loyalty Purge
China's military just wrapped up a ten-week program that confined hundreds of senior generals at a Beijing...
China Reassigns Senior Public Security Officials Amid Internal Inspection
Another round of senior personnel changes has affected the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, with...
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...
Political Loyalty Takes Center Stage in China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Report
China's anti-corruption campaign is increasingly targeting not only financial misconduct but also perceived...
China’s Military Command Body Issues Rules That Sideline Xi Jinping’s Authority
On May 27, China's state news agency Xinhua reported that the Central Military Commission (CMC), the...
Why Xi Jinping Purged Zhang Youxia, the CCP’s Most Powerful General
Zhang Youxia, until recently the most powerful general in China's military, has been purged along with...
Five Ways Xi Jinping Destroyed the CCP’s Own Foundations
Over his thirteen years in power, CCP general secretary Xi Jinping dismantled the Chinese Communist Party's...
Xi Jinping Has Turned China’s Military Against Him, and the Party’s Own Newspaper Proves It
On Feb. 11, the Liberation Army Daily, the official newspaper of China's military, published yet another...
Yang Dezhong, the ‘Chief Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai,’ and the CCP’s Inner-Court Power Struggles
Inside the compound at Zhongnanhai, the seat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership in Beijing...
Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Reaches the Apex of Power
By Li Zexu A purge at the apex of power The removal of Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Chinese...
Massive PLA Movements Spark Fears of Power Struggle After Zhang Youxia’s Fall
By Cai Siyun Ten days after Chinese authorities announced that Zhang Youxia—former vice chairman...