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Chinese Communist Congress Also Has Its Losers

November 21, 2012, 7:15 pm

Behind every somber character that made it onto the Politburo Standing Committee in the Chinese Communist Party’s recent leadership shakeup, there lies a story of intrigue [...]

2,000 Chinese Sign Petition to Free Falun Gong Practitioner

November 21, 2012, 1:20 pm

More than two thousand residents in China’s Hunan Province signed an appeal for the release of a detained practitioner of Falun Gong in the largest show of public support [...]

First Steps of Chinese Leader Not Hopeful For Reform

November 21, 2012, 11:52 am

In the weeks leading up to the 18th Party Congress, Xi Jinping, China’s new Communist Party leader, said that political reform should move forward at a faster pace. Now that [...]

Through Retirement Hu Jintao Seeks Victory

November 20, 2012, 9:42 pm

With a daring move outgoing head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Hu Jintao has sought to succeed in what had eluded him for 10 years: freezing former Party head Jiang [...]

New Chinese Party Leadership Makes Reform Hopes Bleak

November 20, 2012, 8:22 pm

The new membership of the Politburo Standing Committee augurs poorly for the chance for reform. Politburo members known to favor reform were not appointed, and several of [...]

Chinese Want Democratic Reform First, Official Poll Shows

November 20, 2012, 12:12 pm

An online poll shows that the Chinese people yearn for political reform, first of all. Economic developments comes in fourth place.

Scholars in China Call for Abolishing Extralegal Committee

November 19, 2012, 8:26 pm

Mao Zedong’s former secretary, Li Rui, says the Party's committee that oversees law enforcement should be abolished.

Chinese Regime Power Shift Seen in Apparatus of Repression

November 18, 2012, 8:48 pm

The matter of who controls the PLAC is a crucial one for the CCP. The Party spends $110 billion on domestic security, more than the amount spent on national defense.

Chinese Communist Party Congress Produces Futile Deal

November 18, 2012, 7:32 pm

Outgoing Party leader Hu Jintao was at the height of his power and appeared to be ready to prevail over his longtime antagonist Jiang Zemin. But rather than take down [...]

Got a Joke About Party in China? Jail Awaits.

November 18, 2012, 4:16 pm

A Chinese blogger was disappeared after joking about the Communist Party's recently concluded leadership conclave.

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