POLITICS
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
Politics Watch: China’s Finance Ministry and Central Bank Clash as Economy Worsens
In an article published on July 13, Xu Zhong, the head of research for the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), criticized China’s Ministry of Finance
The Rise and Fall of China’s Domestic Security and Legal Affairs Apparatus
By Janet Liu and Larry Ong In the five years before Xi Jinping took office in 2012, the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (PLAC)
Politics Watch: Decoding the CCP Propaganda Shift on China, America, and Trade
On July 2, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) mouthpiece People’s Daily published on its website the first article in a series aimed at critiquing “pompous, arrogant
Politics Watch: Civil Servant Wages Delayed as Local Gov’t Revenue Falls
The government of Leiyang, a city in Hunan Province, was unable to pay wages to its civil servants in May, according to mainland media reports
Politics Watch: Rumor of Leadership Change in Hainan Hints at Hastening of Opening Up
According to a June 10 article from Duowei News, Guangdong mayor Ma Xingrui was recently in Hainan Province making preparations to take over the post
Politics Watch: Anbang’s Wu Xiaohui Appeal Hints at Fierce CCP Internal Struggle
Chen Youxi, a Chinese lawyer known for defending controversial persons, wrote on his Weibo account in the morning of May 30 that Anbang Group co-founder
Politics Watch: After Sino-US Trade Talks, China Announces Plans to Open Up Telecom, Financial, Legal Services
On May 23, Chinese premier Li Keqiang presided over a State Council executive meeting where the prioritizing of service imports to China was on the
Geopolitics Watch: Why is North Korea Canceling South Korean Talks, Threatening Trump-Kim Summit?
On May 16, North Korean state media KCNA said that North Korea is suspending high-level talks with South Korea scheduled for the day in light
Politics Watch: Wang Qishan Gets New Foreign Affairs Role Amid Sino-US Trade Tensions
The Chinese Communist Party’s Foreign Affairs Commission held its first meeting on May 15. State media reported that Xi Jinping heads the new commission while