China’s Stock Market Volatility Heightens Xi’s Political Risks
Xi Jinping and the CCP face a dilemma on how to handle the stock market situation.
POLITICS
Clean Up of Propaganda Apparatus Signals Trouble for Liu Yunshan
◎ The propaganda apparatus under Liu Yunshan sought to undermine Xi Jinping by resorting to “gaojihei” smear tactics.
Public Security Minister Signals Purge With Mentions of Zhou Yongkang
◎ Zhao has criticized Zhou in at least six official meetings since taking office after the 19th Party Congress.
Risk Watch: Ningbo Blast Heightens Zhejiang Political Risk
◎ The Ningbo explosion will likely be considered a severe safety accident, and will affect all officials in charge of safety from the district up to the provincial level.
The Political Background of Purged Internet Czar Lu Wei
◎ Lu is the first ministerial-level official to be arrested post-19th Party Congress.
Railroad Restructuring Marks Dismantling of Jiang Faction Base
◎ During Jiang Zemin’s era of dominance, the Ministry of Railways was the largest ministry in China.
China Forbids Addressing Xi as ‘Great Leader’
◎ Xi has expressed his displeasure at the propaganda apparatus’s excessive flattery.
Two Irregularities at China’s Reform Group Meeting
◎ Xi created the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms after coming to office to bypass the Politburo Standing Committee system.
Why Trump Declared North Korea a State Sponsor of Terrorism
◎ Trump and Xi are on the same page concerning the North Korean nuclear issue.
China Holds First Post-19th Congress Reform Meeting
◎ Xi Jinping convened a meeting of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms on Nov. 2o.