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Displeased by spotty obedience, Xi Jinping continues culling party leadersA record number of officials have been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party during the recent plenum. Among those removed were senior ...
Why does Xi Jinping keep purging loyalists? Look to Stalin and Mao for the answerXi Jinping's purges in China, reminiscent of Stalin and Mao, highlight the challenges of managing a vast system and maintaining elite loyal...
The spy next door: Decrypting China's Ministry of State Security, the world’s largest and most secretive intelligence agencyChina's Ministry of State Security (MSS) has emerged as a global intelligence powerhouse with a vast network and substantial budget. Tasked...
Students or spies? How China infiltrated US universitiesThe United States will revoke visas of Chinese students linked to the Chinese Communist Party or studying sensitive subjects. This action f...
Challenges to Xi Jinping grow from Party, people and PLAXi Jinping's standing has diminished due to mishandling the COVID-19 crisis, restrictive policies, foreign aggression, and economic misstep...
Value Vacuum: China’s command versus India’s concessionsAccording to a recent report by The Financial Times, Xiaohongshu, a popular social media platform in China, recorded $1 billion in sales an...
Chinese civilian vessels could prove a military menaceThomas Shugart warned that China could use container ships for unexpected missile attacks on US targets. He noted that Chinese state-owned ...
Xi Jinping maintains his laser-like focus at China's third plenumA total of 199 members and 165 alternate members attended this plenary session of the 20th Central Committee, held nine months late. Xi's o...
Xi Jinping exposes cracks in China's governance modelPresident Vladimir Putin emphasized Russia and China's commitment to a more democratic multipolar world order during his visit to China. Cr...
China appoints Admiral Dong Jun new defence minister, but opacity reignsEven as Chairman Xi Jinping promised that Taiwan would be "reunified" with the mainland, China's newly appointed defence minister was makin...
Xi Jinping attempts to stop the rot by purging his own appointeesThe recent disappearance of high-ranking officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) signals a ...
Chinese army begins 2022 training programXi is chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and this was the commission's first order for the year. It was relatively short at...
China: A year in review and previewIt is understandable why China is attempting a zero-cases policy, since domestic vaccines are not effective against emerging variants like ...
With propaganda push, China's Communist Party celebrates 100 yearsAs the party prepares to mark its 100th anniversary on Thursday, it has put a propaganda campaign into overdrive with movies, history tours...
China’s focus on personality cult is a reminder of Mao eraTechnological advancements allow for mass surveillance and extreme censorship, which have resulted in a dystopian police state where blind ...
Time to step on dragon’s Tibet toe: Why India needs to gather momentum over China issueIndia owes no favours to China over Tibet. It must abandon its timidity over the only Chinese province that shares a land border with India...
China's grand strategy and how it intends to attain itChina has had four successive grand strategies since the modern country was formed in 1949: revolution (1949-77), recovery (1978-89), build...
China uses coercion, subterfuge and force to spread its influence across the worldChina's dubious words and promises must be treated with great caution. When core national interests are at stake, nothing is off-limits for...
Xi Jinping's own campaign to stay in power pits China against the worldIn recent months, more countries have spoken out against Chinese actions in places like Hong Kong and Xinjiang. And China’s diplomats, eage...
Rich are widely hated in China: John Osburg, Professor, Rochester UniversityThe rich are widely hated in China