U.S. President Joe Biden recently revealed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was ignorant of the spy balloon that floated across North America, which one China expert sees as one of several recent examples of disunity between Xi and elements of his regime’s military. Biden said on June 20 that Xi had no prior knowledge of…

In March of this year, former Beijing party boss Cai Qi was given an additional position—director of the party’s General Office, which magnified his power to discipline all Chinese Communist Party (CCP), regime, and military officials except those in the Politburo Standing Committee. Cai’s new role is reminiscent of Kang Sheng (1898-1975), a merciless official…

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…

Recent occurrences involving two Chinese diplomats may suggest that Xi Jinping is losing his grip on power. China experts believe that Beijing’s internal struggles are escalating as the regime’s National Congress approaches. On June 14, 2022, foreign vice-minister Le Yucheng was unexpectedly removed from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and appointed deputy head of China’s National…

Despite having Vice Premier Sun Chunlan overseeing the process of eliminating COVID from Shanghai, the situation has not been going as smoothly as Beijing would have expected. With a population of 26 million people, Shanghai is now going into its fifth straight week of city-wide lockdown in accordance with Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s “Dynamic zero-COVID”…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered the entire country to adhere to the Dynamic Zero-COVID policy, but other top leaders seem to disagree. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang recently held three meetings in succession to analyze the current economic situation. At the meetings he revealed that China’s economy is currently facing serious problems. Experts say this shows…

News Analysis Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered the entire country to adhere to the Dynamic Zero-COVID policy, but other top leaders seem to disagree. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang recently held three meetings in succession to analyze the current economic situation. At the meetings he revealed that China’s economy is currently facing serious problems. Experts say…

China’s ruling party head Xi Jinping recently stressed the importance of “internal Party regulations” to maintain the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) absolute control over the country. Analysts believe that this indicates that the internal struggle in the CCP has intensified after the 19th plenary session of the 6th Central Committee. Use “internal Party regulations” to…

The arrest of a casino mogul is sending shockwaves through China’s political ecosystem. The event might foreshadow Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s new political storm targeting his opponents, according to a China expert in exile. Police detained Macau-based casino tycoon Alvin Chau, whose gambling business generates more than $157 billion annually, along with his 10 followers…

News Analysis Nearly 100 high-level Chinese officials in the financial sector have been investigated since the beginning of this year, ranging from banks, insurance companies, asset management companies, and financial regulatory agencies. The scope is unprecedented as previous disciplinary campaigns in China mostly targeted a small number of officials who were found suspicious. This aggressive…