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China claims to have beaten COVID amidst global scepticism over the data released by it
The recently concluded 19th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) brought the world’s attention to the future direction of the CPC. As the proceedings of the Party Congress revealed, sustaining the legitimacy of the CPC’s hold on power is an overriding concern for the country’s political leaders. The Party Congress addressed the corruption plaguing the CPC and the Chinese state writ large, which has deep, long-term consequen
The public mood is difficult to gauge, but if the internet is any indicator, the State censors are already having a challenging time.
Even 30 years after Tiananmen, China’s leadership is unable to understand — or is stubbornly unwilling to understand — the contradiction between
In the last five years, Xi has established unprecedented control over the party and the government. But this also means his mistakes and missteps have been magnified.
At the congress of the Communist Party of China last week, Xi Jinping announced reforms for the People’s Liberation Army.
Where it may have been useful for Beijing to encourage strategic trust, it has instead only invoked a sense of unease and even fear.
It’s not what’s on display alone that worries the world, but China’s race towards becoming capable of fighting “intelligent warfare” based o
As the Fourth Plenum approaches, the Communist Party of China will use this platform to further discuss important socio-political and economic issues.
The ever-increasing list of 'core interests' involving land and maritime territories indicates an open-ended expansionist drive on the part of China.
Chinese courts and the Communist Party of China are cracking down on companies that violate labour laws
The absence of the rule of law in China has been a constant refrain. Beijing benefits from free global markets without making the necessary changes wi
The China Dream of a strong military "with Chinese characteristics" will give it a great power status by 2049.
An indication of a possible power tussle would be found in November when the 19th CPC Congress is scheduled to be held.
While the horrific stories of China’s re-education programme have uncovered the rampant assault on the identity and culture of the Uyghur Muslims, t
The emphasis on self-reliance, innovation and the whole business of “dual circulation” seems to be aimed at convincing the country that the proces
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone many changes since Xi Jinping became general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2013. Efforts at modernising the PLA have been conducted in earnest for the past 10 years through the overhaul of the organisation and the introduction of latest technologies to make it battle-ready. This paper describes these capability-related and institutional changes in China’s military, wh
Make no mistake — China under Xi’s leadership is one of the most assertive and aggressive powers the world has encountered in a long time.
For China, it is the problems in what it considers to be its core interests which are becoming difficult to handle.
Perception of China being non-interfering in the country’s domestic affairs have favoured shaping of public support to the relationship.
Beijing’s attempts to build lucrative relationships with a diverse array of Indian political leaders require serious attention, considering how seve
The Chinese are now seeking to finesse a situation where their continued economic growth requires them to open up their service and financial sectors in the world, while preventing their adversaries from using this to undermine the CPC control of China.
The outcome of the Third Plenary meeting of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China which ended on Wednesday in Beijing is like a typical iceberg -- you see some of it above the water, but most of it is below. The leadership knows well that if reforms of the financial sector and of creating a legal governance regime are delayed, the economic miracle could well turn into a nightmare.
The leadership lineup of the 90 million strong CPC is visible from the 200-man Central Committee and an equal number of alternate members, which will
Over the course of five years, Beijing has curbed religious freedom under the pretext of “reorienting” Muslims of China towards core socialist val
With Xi Jinping and the Communist Party facing various pressures, Beijing could be tempted to deflect the attention
Reform of the Central Military Commission underscores Xi’s absolute dominance in the army, which helped put the Communist Party of China (CCP) in power. No other CCP leader, including Mao, has controlled the military to the same extent as Xi does today.
Xi has consolidated a mass of power in his own hands and is not averse to a Mao-like personalised fame.
What the amendments to the Constitution by the National People's Congress have done is to tighten the Communist Party's grip over the governmental system in a seemingly legal fashion.
To what extent will Biden’s priorities impact China?
The 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October 2022 and the subsequent leadership reshuffle gave a new mandate to a ruling elite that will sit at the helm till 2027. It happened at a time when the CPC is facing strong headwinds, among them a tech war with the United States (US) and a downturn in the domestic economy as a result of President Xi Jinping’s ‘zero-COVID-19’ policy. The CPC saw the protests that ensued a
The more pushback Xi Jinping faces globally, the more aggressive his domestic and foreign policy agenda is likely to become.
Xi will need all the authority he has in the coming period as the trade war with the US intensifies.
Resolving the Tibetan conflict by providing at least limited autonomy would increase governing legitimacy of the Communist Party of China.
Decades after the US pushed the Tibetan resistance movement under the bus, in its bid to befriend Beijing, Washington seems to have developed some rem
The months of March and April 2019 marked two important anniversaries. The 30th anniversary of the passing away of a former General Secretary of the C
Various explanations have been proffered for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s renewed emphasis on ideology. The popular narratives attribute it to either Xi’s power ambitions, or a reaction rooted in his personal trauma during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s. Meanwhile, an alternative discourse projects the rise of ideology politics as a response to a possible legitimacy crisis facing the Communist Party of China (CPC). This paper weighs i
Whether China succeeds or fails, there will be geopolitical consequences which will be difficult to ignore.
China has recently rolled out several measures that cracked down on businesses with an aim to redistribute wealth and reduce inequality. Many are likening this to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
Xi Jinping has outlined what the new thrust of the CPC will be.
Xi has been steadily accumulating and centralising power ever since he took office as General Secretary in November 2012 and President in March 2014.
The recent leadership rejig indicates that by being tough on graft, Xi is overhauling PLA’s combat capabilities for the looming battles ahead
Xi’s consolidation of power likely has two objectives. The first is personal — Xi seeks to cement his legacy. The second is great power ambitions.
If there is one thing about civilisations, it is the fact that they go through crests and troughs. Some build legacies, others lose them.
