Xi Solidifies Party Dominance Over State Apparatus at Two Sessions
The first two days of the Two Sessions saw three developments that more firmly entrenched the Party’s domination over the state government.
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Politics Watch: Decoding China’s Party and State Institutional Reforms
◎ On March 21, Chinese state media published the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) plan for reforming its Party and state institutions.
Personnel Watch: What Does the Future Hold for Yang Jiechi?
◎ Yang Jiechi, a new Politburo member and former state councilor, was not assigned any state office at the Two Sessions.
Over 71% Accurate: Our Predictions for China’s New Vice Premiers, State Councilors, Ministers
◎ On March 19, the 13th National People’s Congress elected new vice premiers, state councilors, ministers, committee heads, and key central bank appointees.
Five Key Takeaways About Yang Xiaodu as National Supervision Commission Chief
◎ The appointment of Yang Xiaodu as National Supervision Commission director shocked many observers.
Full Marks: Our Predictions for China President, Vice President, NPC Chairman
◎ We correctly picked 12 of the 15 officials who were newly elected to the NPC leadership.
How We Correctly Predicted Wang Qishan as China’s Vice President
◎ To rookie and veteran observers, the fate of Wang Qishan is perhaps one of the more perplexing developments in recent CCP politics.
Politics Watch: We Predicted the CPPCC Leadership with Over 70% Accuracy
◎ We scored 18 out of 25 for our CPPCC Two Sessions personnel forecast.
Politics Watch: Decoding the State Council Institutional Reforms
◎ The 13th NPC deliberated a plan to reform State Council institutions on March 13.
Personnel Watch: An Updated Two Sessions Forecast
◎ We present an updated personnel list based on analysis using our unique research methodology and risk assessment model.