Politics The Enduring Ideological Monism of the Chinese Communist Party November 12, 2012 7 By Giorgio Strafella. In his last article on this blog, Dr Wang Zhengxu examines the coming changes in the CCP Constitution to prove the CCP’s…
Politics Navigating China: A reflection on the CCTV special performance for 18th CCP Congress November 12, 2012 7 by Tracey Fallon. China watchers are kept busy this week pouring over the speeches and wondering what is going on behind the scenes at the…
Politics A New tifa of the Party’s Ideological Foundation? November 9, 2012 1 By Zhengxu Wang. "The Party will not remove 'Mao Zedong Thought' from its Constitution. But a change to its ideological formulation shows the Party’s continuous…
Politics How to understand the succession in China? November 8, 2012 6 by Steve Tsang. The 18th Party Congress scheduled to start today will determine who will be the leaders of China for the next decade. But the…
Politics Next PLA Shoes to Fall November 7, 2012 1 by Chris Clarke. With the appointment of the two vice chairmen, it now seems clear that outgoing General Armaments Department Director Chang Wanquan, 63, will…
Culture and Society How Strong is the Public Demand for Political Reform: data from where Xi Jiping used to work November 6, 2012 1 By Dragan Pavlicevic. "While Xi Jinping's earlier tenure in Zhejiang Province may lead people to see him as a liberal, whether he is ready to…
International Relations Personnel Changes in the Military Leadership First November 5, 2012 4 By Zhengxu Wang. The appointment of two new vice chairmen to the Central Military Committee at the just-closed Plenum shows Hu Jintao is now in…
Politics An Election for the Politburo Standing Committee? November 1, 2012 2 By Zhengxu Wang. Something previously deemed utterly unthinkable may indeed take place at this Party Congress. And it relates to the most powerful institution, the…
Politics The capacity of the incoming leadership to advance political reform November 1, 2012 0 By Anastas Vangeli. Concerning China’s new leaders, one particularly intriguing question is how they will continue to sustain the Party’s legitimacy through political reform. Political…
Politics CCP’s anti-corruption campaign enters 63rd glorious year; still no shortage of targets October 19, 2012 1 by Jackie Sheehan What is the Chinese for chutzpah? Whatever it is, He Guoqiang, outgoing head of the CCP Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, surely…
