“Hidden Ruler” Wang Huning Steps Onstage
Of the five new arrivals on China’s top Politburo Standing Committee at last month’s...
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Word of the Week: Harmonious
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
Words of the Week: Unlucky Enough to be Born in China
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
Minitrue: Do Not Investigate Ling Jihua Case
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Youth League Reforms Precede Leadership Transition
At the 19th Party Congress in 2017, five of the seven current Politburo members are expected to...
Former Officials Warned Against “Clinging to Power”
The annual confab of China’s top leadership at the Beidaihe seaside resort is always...
Ling Jihua Arrested, Expelled From Party
After the announcement late last year of a disciplinary investigation into Ling Jihua, the top...
Will Xi Defy 10-Year Term Convention?
At Foreign Policy, the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Willy Lam discusses signs that Xi...
Hu Chunhua’s Leadership Prospects “Fading”
Hu Chunhua—aka “Little Hu,” a reference to similarities between his own career path...
“The Endgame of Communist Rule”: Responses
A week ago, respected China scholar David Shambaugh published a provocative essay, “The...
Sensitive Words: Prince (Zeng) Qing(hong)
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results. CDT...
Hu Jintao Not Implicated in Aide’s Investigation
Reuters’ Ben Blanchard reports that a government spokesperson has denied speculation that Hu...
Man of the Week: The Tire
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
Hu Jintao Approved Probe Into Former Aide Ling Jihua
Following the official announcement of a disciplinary investigation into onetime top Hu Jintao...
Feng Zhenghu: The Narita Airport Diary (3)
After being denied re-entry to China eight times, Feng Zhenghu lived in Tokyo’s Narita Airport for...
Badiucao (巴丢草)：Share and Share Alike
For his latest CDT cartoon, Badiucao reinterprets the photo that went viral of Xi Jinping sharing...
Net Closes on Ling Jihua
Authorities are stepping up the corruption investigation into the family of Ling Jihua, a former...
Sensitive: We Are Willing to Endure Injustice
As of September 23, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
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