Within the power hierarchy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), there has always been some who did not become the top party elites via nepotism. Instead, they ascended to the top of the CCP from low civilian positions in regional governments, including former Premier Li Keqiang, Wen Jiabao, and former Vice Premier Wang Yang. However,…

A Chinese blogger famous for promoting free speech and offering tips to work around the Chinese firewall had been missing for nearly two years. Recently, however, it was revealed that he had been arrested and incarcerated by China’s communist regime before being sentenced on Feb. 10 to seven years in prison under charges of “inciting…

Beijing’s crackdown on celebrities in the entertainment industry has resulted in Chinese social media such as Weibo, as well as major film and television websites, removing relevant content of the purged artists. Authorities posted on Chinese social media Weibo, a list of so-called “inferior artists” on Aug. 26, 2021, which went viral. The post requested that an…