Unprecedented Change on the Way, Says Yu Zhengsheng
With the 3rd Plenum of the 18th CCP Congress less than month away, Yu Zhengsheng, the No.4 member...
Yu Zhengsheng
China Reaffirms “Absolute Fight” Against Dalai Lama
An article by a Central Party School scholar and reports of experimental concessions in some Tibetan areas have recently given rise to hopes that China might adopt a softer line towards the Dalai Lama. But after police allegedly...
Dislocation and Unrest in China’s West
Following the release last week of a Human Rights Watch report on relocation and resettlement in Tibet, High Peaks Pure Earth translates Tibetan writer Woeser’s description of a return visit to one uprooted community: I...
Has Beijing’s Xinjiang Approach Changed?
Days of unrest in several areas of Xinjiang prompted Chinese officials to order a 24-hour military patrol in some parts of the region over the weekend, with authorities confirming that police even fired shots at a large crowd of...
Sensitive Words: Photoshop Strikes Again
As of December 25, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
Xi’s Corruption Cleanup: Game On
Elizabeth Economy of the Council on Foreign Relations writes that new leader Xi Jinping “has one over-riding political mandate: clean up corruption or clear out.” From urging a no-nonsense approach to government, to...
Sensitive Words: Leaders New and Old
As of November 16, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
New Party Leadership Unveiled
Xi Jinping has been chosen, as expected, as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xinhua reported on Thursday. The agency also revealed the membership of the new, seven-member Politburo Standing Committee who will...
18th Party Congress Timing Still A Mystery
With the CCP’s 18th Party Congress and the unveiling of China’s next generation of leaders just weeks away, The Telegraph’s Malcolm Moore reports that the delegates who are expected to attend have yet to...
Sensitive Words: Fish Veggie Chicken and More
As of September 7, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Uncertainty Surrounds Newspaper Staff Shuffles
Senior staff at two major newspapers have been transferred or suspended this week, prompting widespread but unconfirmed speculation about political motivations. From Louise Ho at the South China Morning Post: Lu Yan, publisher...
China’s Game of Thrones
Since the beginning of this year, high-level corruption in the Chinese system has been the global glare of publicity – an uncommon occurrence due to the secretive lives of China’s top brass. In his latest piece for...
Remember Wang Yang?
Before the wheels fell off of Bo Xilai’s Red Culture Express, his “Chongqing Model” of governance was often mentioned alongside Guangdong party chief Wang Yang’s comparatively liberal approach, with the...
Shanghai Metro Crash Injures More Than 200 [Updated]
One train on Shanghai Metro’s problem-plagued Line 10 apparently ran into another as it waited at a station. Over 200 were injured, three (update: around 20) seriously, but no fatalities have been reported. Signal failure...
Yu Zhengsheng Appointed Party Head Of Shanghai – Xinhua
From Xinhua: Xi Jinping no longer serves concurrently as the Party secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The post is now held by Yu Zhengsheng, according to the CPC Central Committee. Xi Jinping has been elected a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the […]
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