POLITICS
Politics Watch: Xi’s Delivery of Trade Commitments Hinges on the CCP Factional Struggle
Summary: Xi Jinping “crossed the Rubicon” by backtracking from tough official rhetoric and making personal commitments to President Donald Trump in Argentina. To deliver on
Risk Watch: Rising Business Failure and Unemployment Heighten Political Risk in China
Summary: Recently released official data shows that China’s economy performed poorly across the board in October. Several key indicators hit new lows and fell below
Politics Watch: Xi Consolidates Control Over Spy Apparatus with Local Gov’t Reforms
Provincial governments in China have been recently announcing that the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee has approved their plans for institutional reform. According to the
Politics Watch: Peking University’s New Party Secretary is on ‘Work Probation’
On Oct. 23, Peking University appointed Qiu Shuiping as its new Party secretary. Qiu was formerly the chief justice of the high court in Shanxi
Politics Watch: Decoding Xi’s ‘Subdued’ Southern Tour
Xi Jinping went on an inspection tour in Guangdong from Oct. 22 to Oct. 25. At each stop, he signaled strongly that China should continue
The CCP Fourth Plenum and Geopolitics
The Chinese Communist Party traditionally holds the plenary session (an important all-hands meeting of the Central Committee) after the annual Two Sessions political conclave around
The World is Trapped in Red China’s Matrix
By Don Tse and Larry Ong Summary Chinese Communist Party has long carried out influence operations to survive and dominate. Decades of CCP influence activity
Politics Watch: Fang Fenghui’s Expulsion, Meng Hongwei’s Arrest, and the Factional ‘Soft Coup’
The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee announced the expulsion of former generals Fang Fenghui and Zhang Yang from the Party on Oct. 16. Both generals,
Politics Watch: Meng Hongwei Purge Hints at ‘Soft Coup’ Against Xi
Updated on 12/3/2018 The sudden vanishing and investigation of Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has called renewed attention to the Chinese Communist Party’s pernicious behavior, human
Risk Watch: China’s Social Security and Taxation Changes Could Spark Wave of Business Failure and Unemployment
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) revised China’s tax law on Aug. 31. At a glance, the revision seemed to be helpful.
Politics Watch: Stricter Controls Over Society Signal Greater Crisis for the CCP
Since the outbreak of the Sino-U.S. trade war in July, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been controlling Chinese society with ever-increasing strictness. The CCP’s
Risk Watch: What China’s Fx Reserves Looks Like Without a Trade Surplus with America
According to People’s Bank of China (PBoC) data released on Aug. 15, China’s foreign exchange balance at the end of July was 21.53 trillion yuan
Politics Watch: China’s $60 Billion Tariff List Looks Like a ‘White Flag’
In response to the United States plan to levy 25 percent tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced $60 billion
Politics Watch: US Airline Taiwan Reference Change Out of Sync with Trump Policy
In April, Beijing ordered 36 international airlines to refer to Taiwan as being part of China on their website and in promotional material or face
Politics Watch: US-China Trade War a ‘Deathtrap’ for CCP Politics
Li Zhanshu, the head of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and third-ranking Politburo Standing Committee member, said during a July 16 meeting of the NPC’s