Official Data Deepens Pessimism Over the Chinese Economy
Several metrics suggest that China is in a recession and experiencing deflation.
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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.

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.”

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.

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.

Analyzing the Sino-US Meeting in Tianjin & Trajectory of the Bilateral Relation
◎ Xi and the CCP likely believed that they could get away with an aggressive showing in Tianjin because they sensed U.S. unwillingness to confront China.

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.

Analyzing the case of Dong Jingwei and Chinese defector rumors
◎ The following analysis was first published in the June 24, 2021 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.

Biden Is Adulterating the ‘China Challenge’
◎ Biden’s approach to China in his first hundred days signals a radical departure from the Trump administration.

Analyzing the Censorship of Wen Jiabao’s Essay
◎ The following analysis was first published in the April 22, 2021 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.