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China Gives a Former Shanghai Aerospace Chief a Suspended Death Sentence as Its Defense Purge Widens
The Chinese Communist Party's purge of the country's military-industrial establishment shows no sign...
Beijing Revives Mao-Era Nationalization Rhetoric, Signaling a New Assault on Private Wealth
On June 19, 2026, China's state news agency Xinhua published a lengthy celebratory article titled "The...
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...
Trump Touts a Toll-Free Strait of Hormuz as the US–Iran Deal Defers Its Hardest Questions
President Donald Trump spent June 24 laying out terms of the agreement that paused the Iran war. In a...
Why Xi Ally Chen Yixin’s Prolonged Absence Is Drawing Attention in Beijing
Chinese Minister of State Security Chen Yixin was notably absent from a high-profile State Council study...
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...
Politico Explains Cheng Li-wen’s ‘Cold Reception’ in Washington
On June 17, the cover story of National Security Daily, published by Politico, was headlined "Washington...
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...
Chinese Teen Who Called Xi Jinping a Dictator Surfaces After a Year of Detention
A 15-year-old from Hebei province who publicly called China's leader Xi Jinping a dictator and demanded...
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...
‘Never Let Taiwan Fall Into the Hands of Thugs’: Mainland Chinese Mock Beijing’s Unification Pitch on
At a routine briefing on June 10, 2026, Zhang Han, a spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office,...