POLITICS
Politics Watch: Early Analysis of the CCP Fourth Plenum
◎ The outcome of the Fourth Plenum suggests that it unfolded as we previously analyzed.
Politics Watch: How the CCP is Nullifying the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
◎ When faced with popular uprisings or protests, the CCP typically resorts to the seemingly counterintuitive move of inciting the demonstrators or an entire population to violence.
Politics Watch: Exposé of CCP Elite Before Delayed Fourth Plenum Hints at Three-way Struggle
◎ CCP factional struggles are “you die, I live” and revolve around the preservation of interests and political legacies.
Politics Watch: Signs of Political Compromise and Crisis Surface as the PRC Marks its 70th Anniversary
◎ Why did Xi Jinping honor both Mao Zedong and a prominent Mao critic as part of the PRC’s 70th anniversary celebrations? We examine this and other signs.
Politics Watch: The CCP Faces an Ideological Battle in Hong Kong
◎ Songs have the power to become strong rallying calls for protest movements.
Politics Watch: Why the Hong Kong Extradition Bill was Withdrawn and What it Means for the Future
◎ Carrie Lam has technically not made any concessions yet to the protesters.
Politics Watch: Why Xi is Warning of ‘Risks and Challenges,’ Wants ‘Struggle Spirit’ from CCP Cadres
◎ Xi is making things very hard for himself and the PRC by defaulting to Party orthodoxy.
Politics Watch: Fourth Plenum Timing and Agenda Confirm Political Crisis in China
◎ It is becoming increasingly clear that the Sino-U.S. trade agreement has placed the Xi leadership in a Catch-22 situation.
Politics Watch: Beijing’s Struggles with CCP Orthodoxy and Factional Fighting Bode Ill for Hong Kong and the Trade Deal
◎ The Hong Kong protesters and the CCP are on course for a disastrous collision.
Politics Watch: Beijing Hints at Coming Suppression Tactics in Press Conference on Hong Kong
◎ The CCP seems to have made a “tactical adjustment” from outright coercion to suppression by terror to “stabilize” the situation in Hong Kong.
Politics Watch: Beijing Strongly Cautions Hong Kong Protesters
◎ The PRC’s recent public remarks about Hong Kong hold troubling implications.
Politics Watch: Violence in Hong Kong and the CCP Factional Struggle
◎ Black Swan events could be triggered on the mainland as the situation in Hong Kong deteriorates.
Politics Watch: The ‘Dead’ Hong Kong Extradition Bill and the CCP Factional Struggle
◎ We believe that the CCP is only making a tactical retreat in Hong Kong.
Politics Watch: Analyzing the Hong Kong Legislature Break-in
◎ There are several questionable details about the legislature break-in incident.
Politics Watch: G20 ‘Loser’ Xi Faces Increased Political Risks at Home
◎ Unless Xi resolves factional politics at home, China and the U.S. will find it very hard to get a trade deal.