Sun Zhengcai, Once Seen as Future Leader, Stands Trial
Former Politburo member Sun Zhengcai stood trial for bribery in Tianjin on Thursday, the biggest...
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LatestMinitrue: Rules for 19th Congress Media Coverage
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Xi Crowned “Core Leader,” but True Strength Disputed
The 6th Plenum of the 18th Party Central Committee concluded on Thursday. After four days of...
Heir Apparent Sets Mood For U.S. Visit
Xi Jinping, expected to succeed Hu Jintao as the head of the Chinese Communist Party and China’s next president, set the stage Monday for an important upcoming visit to the United States. From Reuters: “No matter...
Decision 2012: Politicking and the Race for the Politburo
Yawei Liu of The Jamestown Foundation examines the “innovations” of Chongqing’s Bo Xilai and the public brinksmanship between himself and Guangdong’s Yang Wang as both maneuver for a seat on the CCP...
China's Retired Leaders Don't Fade Away
The Economist notes the potentially disruptive accumulation of former Chinese leaders pulling strings from behind the scenes—and even returning to the stage: When former leaders have kept a hand in things, they have...
Xi’s the One, but Hu’s Replacing Wen?
At Foreign Policy, Damien Ma considers a possible upset to Li Keqiang’s succession to the position of Premier next year, as a rival candidate emerges. That contender is Vice Premier Wang Qishan, a face most familiar to...
Wikileaks: From Xi Jinping’s Rise to Jiang Zemin’s Buddhism
Leaked diplomatic cables from late 2007, newly released by Wikileaks, shed some light on the processes by which next year’s leadership succession was determined, as well as some juicier though perhaps less substantial...
China’s Choice of Leaders Restricts Reform
The Financial Times describes the opaque process by which national leaders in China are selected and approved, and how the necessary appeasement of special interests suppresses reform. Even now, outsiders cannot discount the...
No Retirement Age for Asia’s Billionaires – Bruce Einhorn
“Elderly dynamos” who retain power in their companies – even after they’ve hit their 80s or 90s – are at the center of this article from Business Week:
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