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Leadership Shake-Up at Peking University Fuels Speculation of CCP Power Struggles

Analysts note that the personnel reshuffle touches multiple influential political networks tied to Xi Jinping, former Premier Li Keqiang, and senior Party officials connected to Ch...

Rumors Swirl Around Senior Chinese Official Li Hongzhong Amid Alleged Anti-Graft Probe

Commentators link reports to factional tensions and past ties to former leader Jiang Zemin

CCDI Secretary Li Xi Faces Pressure Amid Reported Political Ties in Beijing

Political analysis Since the beginning of this year, former Xinjiang Party Secretary Ma Xingrui has fallen from power, while Evergrande boss Xu Jiayin and former Minister of Justic...

Xi Jinping Purged a Top Politburo Ally Ma Xingrui Over His Wife’s Secret Bribery Network, Insider Alleges

The official notice omitted a single ritual word. Inside the Party, everyone knew what that meant.

Why Xi Is Kneecapping His Own Top Men

Targeting the inner circle of leadership shows no one is safe.

Wang Xiaohong Missing for 24 Days, Rumors Swirl of Power Struggle Inside CCP

Xi Jinping’s close ally and Minister of Public Security, Wang Xiaohong, has not made a public appearance for 24 days since returning from a visit to Vietnam. Recently, rumors have...

Reports Claim Former Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan Has Lost Freedom in Daily Life Due to Alleged Aide Link

The political situation within the Chinese Communist Party is described as unpredictable and complex. While it appears calm on the surface, there are undercurrents beneath. Chinese...

Xi’s Former Defense Chiefs Accused of Derailing Taiwan Invasion Ambitions

On May 7, a Chinese military court announced suspended death sentences for former Chinese Defense Ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, a development widely viewed as one of the har...

Chinese Politburo member Ma Xingrui under investigation by anti-graft watchdog

BEIJING — Ma Xingrui, a member of China's elite Politburo who had risen rapidly through the ranks after working as a rocket scientist, is under investigation over suspected "seriou...

Chinese Politburo member Ma Xingrui under investigation

Ma Xingrui Allegedly Breaks Down, Confesses And Implicates Top Standing Committee Members

Recently, there have been revelations claiming that during the investigation, Ma Xingrui suffered a mental breakdown and disclosed many individuals he was not supposed to name, inv...

Guo Yonghang’s Downfall Exposes Deep Ties to Ma Xingrui, Elite Political Networks

The investigation into senior Guangdong official Guo Yonghang has uncovered a web of financial dealings and political connections, with analysts pointing out Guo's close ties to Xi...

The Deeper Pattern Behind China’s Military Purges

Xi’s new commanders are the men his last generals blocked.

Questions Mount Over Li Xi as Politburo Meeting Signals Uncertainty in Beijing

A late-April meeting of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) top leadership has drawn attention among China watchers, with analysts pointing to both the official readout and recent...

A Broader Military Purge? Analysts Focus on Key PLA Meeting Led by Xi Jinping

A rare high-level military meeting led by Xi Jinping is drawing scrutiny from analysts, who warn it may signal a new wave of political purges and ideological tightening within Chin...

Two Former Chinese Defense Ministers Face Life Behind Bars in Growing Military Crackdown

The downfall of former Chinese defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu has fueled scrutiny of the CCP's widening military purge, with analysts pointing to deepening distrust an...

Another Chinese Politburo Member Falls

Ma Xingrui is the latest official ensnared by anti-corruption purges.

Xi Jinping Military Purge Leaves Leadership Vacancies Across China’s Armed Forces

Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party’s general secretary and China’s top leader, has spent the past two years removing senior officers from the People’s Liberation Army in one o...

China’s Agriculture Minister Han Jun Ousted as Purges Hit Xi Jinping’s Inner Circle

According to China Daily citing an official statement, on April 28, 2026, a senior official from the CCP’s Organization Department, the Party body that manages personnel appointmen...

Ma Xingrui the third Politburo member investigated by China’s anti-corruption bodies

Ma Xingrui, a member of China’s Politburo and the former Communist Party boss of Xinjiang, is being investigated by the anti-corruption watchdog, state news agency Xinhua reported...

Sun Weidong’s Abrupt Sacking Draws Scrutiny Amid Political Reshuffle in Beijing

The abrupt dismissal of Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, without official explanation or reassignment, has fueled speculation over internal shifts within Beijing ahead of key pol...

Chinese Dissident Warns PLA Purges Have Not Deterred Xi’s Taiwan Ambitions

The Trump-Xi summit may have projected diplomatic stability on the public front, but behind the scenes, Taiwan, military purges, and disagreements over Iran continue to expose deep...

Chongqing Police Chief Zhang Anjiang Dies at 55, Extending a Long Pattern of Fallen Officials in the City

The official cause is sudden illness, but the death extends a more than fifteen-year run of bad endings for Chongqing public security chiefs and city leaders. Politburo member Yuan...

The Domestic Politics of Cheng Li-wun’s China Trip

Cheng's meeting with Xi Jinping was not just about cross-strait dynamics, but about securing her own position within the KMT.