At Third Plenum, CCP Opts for Political Control Over Economic Liberalization
Beijing opted for greater control over economic liberalization at the Third Plenum of the 20th Central Committee.
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Analyzing ‘Anti-Xi’ Messaging in the Post-Sixth Plenum Party Press
Qu Qingshan and Jiang Jinquan’s articles pave the way for Xi Jinping to move against the Jiang faction.
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What to Expect From Chinese Politics in 2022
Escalating Xi-Jiang faction struggle will raise political risk levels in China in 2022.
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Xi’s ‘historical resolution’ downplays the political legacy of his predecessors
Xi’s “historical resolution” quietly lays the groundwork for him to move the Party further away from the “collective leadership” model and towards strongman dictatorship.
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Political Hurdles Remain for China’s Xi Despite Passage of ‘Historical Resolution’
Xi is now under tremendous pressure to perform after having artificially inflated his “quan wei” and image through propaganda and the “historical resolution.”
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CCP Factional Struggle Intensifies With Purge of Ex-610 Office Cadres
The downfall of Sun Lijun and Fu Zhenghua appears to be connected to Xi’s effort at marginalizing and securing a decisive victory against the Jiang faction.
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Xi Tightens Control, Seeks Support From the Masses Ahead of Political Showdown
Xi’s crackdowns and strengthening of Party control are driven by political necessity.
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Analyzing ‘Signals’ of Wang Yang as Xi’s ‘Successor’
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The CCP’s Tutoring Crackdown and Political Risks in China
◎ Foreign investors are awakening to the risk of investing in Chinese stocks and political risks in China in general.
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Why Didi Defied Beijing and Listed in the US
◎ Xi’s factional rivals and Party interest groups have ample reason to pressure Didi to rush its U.S. listing.