After widespread protests against the lockdowns in November, the Chinese regime abruptly walked back its stringent Zero-COVID policy in early December. Without prior notice or the disclosure of steps for a gradual withdrawal of the policy, the change was made. Since then, COVID has ravaged China’s vast population, which was unprepared for the sudden change…

News Analysis After China’s 20th Party Congress, Xi Jinping and his loyalists have taken full control of the top power structure of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Analysts point out that the current structure breaks the CCP’s power-sharing rules, which may bring about a struggle amongst the party’s inner-circle, just like those in Mao Zedong’s…

Commentary Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao’s peculiar exit from the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) congress meeting on Oct. 22 has ignited global discussion and intense speculation. And given current leader Xi Jinping’s war-waging aims, well it should. By now tens of millions of people have seen at least part of Hu’s departure video. My summary:…

Commentary Mainland China’s “new civil war” was not resolved with the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress, which ended on Oct. 22. It just began its move to a new and globally significant phase. China’s return to Maoism, mass suppression, and—as a tool of suppression—starvation, and internal focus moved into a major new phase with…

Commentary When Xi Jinping’s predecessor as leader of China and its Communist Party, Hu Jintao, was removed from the closing session of the Party Congress on Oct. 22 in full view of the 2,300 delegates, it was a demonstration to the world that Xi had swept aside all rivals and is now the undisputed ruler…

China’s former top leader Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of the closing ceremony of a key Communist Party meeting in Beijing with no explanation, stirring questions in a usually highly choreographed event. The visibly frail 79-year-old was sitting on the left side of his immediate successor Xi Jinping in the front row when a…

Chinese Leader Xi Jinping encountered stormy weather during his latest visit to Hong Kong. However, he is not the only one. All previous leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had suffered violent storms during their visits to Hong Kong. Tropical Storm on Xi’s Visit Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong on June 30 and July…