leadership transition

Wang Qishan Returns as Vice President

by Josh Rudolph | Mar 20, 2018

On Saturday in Beijing 2,969 of China’s 2,970 member parliament voted in favor of 69-year-old Wang...

Translation: “If I Don’t Speak, I’ll Spend My Life in Shame”

by Josh Rudolph | Feb 28, 2018

On February 25, state media announced proposed amendments to the national Constitution, among them...

From “Collective Autocracy” to “One-Man Rule”

by Sophie Beach | Feb 27, 2018

Following news of proposed amendments to China's national Constitution including removal of the...

Proposed Changes May Allow Xi to Stay in Office

by Sophie Beach | Feb 26, 2018

Official Chinese media announced proposed changes to the Constitution, to be adopted at the...

Minitrue 2017: September—19th Congress, NK, Riots

by Samuel Wade | Dec 26, 2017

This series is a month-by-month recap of censorship instructions issued to the media by government...

Badiucao: Xi’s the One

by Sophie Beach | Oct 17, 2017

In the run-up to the 19th Communist Party Congress in Beijing, China watchers are busy making and...

China’s Party Congress and Xi’s Next Five Years

by Cindy | Oct 15, 2017

On October 18th, China’s ruling Communist Party will begin its 19th Party Congress--a five-yearly...

Stability Maintenance Precedes Party Congress

by Josh Rudolph | Oct 6, 2017

With traditional and online media controls on overdrive and state media issuing a "whirlwind" of...

Minitrue: Rules for 19th Congress Media Coverage

by Samuel Wade | Sep 10, 2017

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...

Xi Ally Cai Qi Promoted Ahead of Leadership Transition

by Josh Rudolph | May 29, 2017

At Reuters, Benjamin Kang Lim reports that Cai Qi, a longtime ally of Xi Jinping, has been...

Minitrue: Delete Reports on Call to Ease Internet Control

by Samuel Wade | Mar 7, 2017

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...