Category: CCP leaders

Qin Gang Appointed Chinese Foreign Minister During Awkward CCP Power Transition

Recently, former Chinese ambassador to the United States Qin Gang was appointed as China’s Foreign Minister, replacing former Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who was supposed to step down in March when the CCP holds its “Two Sessions” parliamentary-style meeting. China observers say this signals that power transitions between various factions within the ruling party are…


Canadian Democracy Weakened Amid Pandemic: Report

The state of democracy in Canada has tumbled compared to the past, pushing it out of the top-10 most-stable democracies in the world, according to a new report that places the blame in large part on the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on personal freedoms and related public sentiment. On Feb. 10, London-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)…