Tag: political purge
Behind Xi Jinping’s Purge of China’s Inner Military Circle in Early 2026
This is the third in a three-part series covering recent political developments in the leadership of...
China’s Military Purge Removed 14 Lawmakers, but Its Two Most Senior Targets Kept Their Seats
China's legislature stripped 14 officials of their seats in a single late-night notice on June 26, 2026...
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...
Xi Jinping Vanishes for Nine Days as CCP Fails to Report a May Politburo Meeting
The CCP's ruling Politburo, the 24-member body that sits at the apex of Party decision-making, typically...
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...
China Expels Former Securities Chief Yi Huiman in Major Corruption Crackdown
China's top anti-corruption body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, announced on April...
Xi Jinping Purged a Top Politburo Ally Ma Xingrui Over His Wife’s Secret Bribery Network, Insider Alleges
On April 3, 2026, state media outlet Xinhua announced that Ma Xingrui, a Politburo member and deputy...
Why Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Is Destroying China’s Own Armed Forces
In March 2026, the National People's Congress, Beijing's rubber-stamp legislature, opened its annual...
Guangzhou Party Chief Guo Yonghang Investigated; Close Aide to Ma Xingrui Falls
Guo Yonghang, a senior official in Guangdong province and former Party secretary of Guangzhou, is under...
China Investigates Zhou Liang, Fourth Key Aide to Wang Qishan to Fall
China has opened an investigation into Zhou Liang, a senior financial regulator and longtime aide to...
Xi Jinping Purges Wang Qishan’s Last Ally in China’s Financial System
On March 24, 2026, the CCP's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Party's internal enforcement...
Chinese Vice Governor Lei Siwei Detained After Missing Key Political Meetings
By Jintao Pai, Vision Times Chinese authorities have placed Lei Siwei, a member of the Gansu Provincial...