30 Years Ago: Political Sway of the Military Spreading
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China,...
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Translation: Guo Wengui on Jiang Zemin’s Secret Empire
CDT cannot verify any information presented by Guo Wengui. For the past six months, from his $67...
Xi Ally Cai Qi Promoted Ahead of Leadership Transition
At Reuters, Benjamin Kang Lim reports that Cai Qi, a longtime ally of Xi Jinping, has been...
Leadership Transition Clues Emerge Ahead of NPC
Speculation that Xi Jinping may be aiming to defy his conventional 10-year term limit has been...
Ahead of 19th Party Congress, Xi’s Struggle Continues
Xi Jinping’s long-running crackdown on Party corruption culminated earlier this month with a...
“Disloyal” Governor Removed in Drive for Unity Behind Xi
Following mounting calls for “absolute” loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party and to...
Badiucao (巴丢草): Xi at the “Core”
In his latest drawing, CDT resident cartoonist Badiucao highlights the recent reemergence of the...
Former Officials Warned Against “Clinging to Power”
The annual confab of China’s top leadership at the Beidaihe seaside resort is always...
Zhou Yongkang Suspected of Spying on Top Leaders
The investigation into former security chief Zhou Yongkang has taken another turn with accusations...
Zhou Yongkang Called a “Traitor”
With the fate of disgraced former security chief Zhou Yongkang still unknown, there is some...
Net Closes on Ling Jihua
Authorities are stepping up the corruption investigation into the family of Ling Jihua, a former...
Party Plenum’s Likely Focus: Rule of Law, Zhou Yongkang
Several sources have told the South China Morning Post that this year’s Party Central...
Communist Elders Take Backroom Intrigue Beachside
The New York Times’ Edward Wong and Jonathan Ansfield report from Beidaihe, a seaside resort outside Beijing, where Communist leaders have traditionally vacationed and held important behind-the-scenes meetings. This year...
Political Crisis Deepens as Dozens Targeted
Despite efforts by the Communist Party to present a facade of unity and stability in the midst of a political scandal, reports show that the crisis may be both deepening and widening with a possible investigation of the...
Battle for Shanghai Takes Centre Stage in Hu’s Strategy
The Sydney Morning Herald looks at a possible shift in dynamics in China’s elite politics: In the closet warfare of Chinese elite politics, Shanghai has been the political bastion of Hu Jintao’s predecessor and...
Cracks in China’s Great Politburo Wall
For Asia Sentinel, Willy Lam reports on apparent tensions between President Hu Jintao and his heir apparent, Xi Jinping, following Xi’s failure to be promoted to the Central Military Commission at the Party Plenum last...
Leadership Struggles May Put Potholes in the Smooth Road of Reform
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that China’s political institutions have not evolved enough to handle other transformations underway in society, and that ongoing political struggles are responsible for the clamping down...
Politics Permeates Anti-Corruption Drive in China
The New York Times writes about several recent high-profile corruption cases in China: Chinese authorities say the arrests are part of the Communist Party’s latest anticorruption campaign — and they include the arrest last month...
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