China’s Retired Anti-Graft Tsar Wang Qishan Holds on to Top Legislature Spot to Stay in the Political Game
Wang is set to take on the vice-presidency but his power will depend on what Xi Jinping needs him to do, analyst says.
The Red Emperor
from New York Review of BooksThis fall, the Nineteenth Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (C.C.P.) gave proof that during his five years as general secretary Xi Jinping has become the most powerful leader of China since Mao Zedong died in 1976. Most observers, Chinese...
What’s the Takeaway from the 19th Party Congress?
The day after the Party Congress ended on October 24, Xi Jinping strode across the stage of the massive Great Hall of the People with the six newly announced members of the 19th Politburo Standing Committee, the body that rules China. What might...
What to Watch at China’s Party Congress
The Chinese Communist Party’s 19th Party Congress, a hugely important political meeting usually held once every five years, will begin on October 18 in Beijing. Like many events involving China’s ruling party, the most important decisions and...
China's Xi Looks Set to Keep Right-Hand Man on Despite Age
Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to retain his right-hand man, the graft-buster Wang Qishan, in a senior position at a key Communist Party Congress this month even though he has reached retirement age, according to a majority of people with...
Wang Qishan's Bannon Ties Fuel Talk of Second Term
The recent secret meeting between the godfather of the US “alt right” movement and the Chinese Communist party’s ruthless anti-graft tsar was consistent with Beijing’s rapidly growing interest in US economic nationalism.
Wanted Chinese Tycoon Seeks US Political Asylum
Chinese real estate tycoon Guo Wengui, one of the Communist Party’s most wanted exiles, has applied for political asylum in the United States.
China’s Top Graft Buster Attacks ‘Unhealthy’ Political Culture
China’s top graft-buster launched a scathing attack on the ruling Communist Party’s members on Monday, writing that party political culture remained ‘unhealthy’ and governance weak even after five years of renewed effort to fight the...
China’s Second Most Powerful Man Warns of Dissent and Corruption in the CCP
Tough talk on corruption is not unheard of from Wang, but his harsh manner and candid rundown of the party’s problems mean the speech was given great importance
Cracks in Xi Jinping’s Fortress?
Two remarkable documents emerged from China last week—the essay “A Thousand Yes-Men Cannot Equal One Honest Advisor,” which appeared on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and an open letter calling for Xi Jinping’s...
Wang Qishan Highlights Party Discipline in Anti-Corruption Effort
Wang pledged to enhance institutional innovation and let discipline take the lead in the anti-graft campaign.
The Devil, or Mr Wang
China’s second most powerful leader is admired and feared.
Tigers and Flies
The South China Morning Post has collected the CCDI’s announcements of graft probes since the beginning of Xi’s reign two years ago, and visualised them on a map. Party probes have spread across China and dramatically intensified since early 2014...
China Widens Anti-Corruption Drive to Officials with Family Abroad
Wang Qishan, secretary of its watchdog Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, told investigators to go after “naked officials”, state media said, referring to those who have children or spouses who live abroad.
The New Member's of China's Ruling Body
All of China’s new Politburo Standing Committee, the group of politicians who rule country, have close connections with former leaders.
Building China's Enlightenment
China's most ambutious, radical and consequential think tank behind the scenes at the 18th Party Congress.