

Why China's GDP Numbers Have Xi Jinping Worried
Last year, I wrote a feature explaining why China’s GDP numbers were cause for worry. At the time, the US-China trade war was just a...


Weekly Report 2|40 8.3.2019-8.9.2019
[Xinhua: "Hong Kong residents gather to express reverence to the national emblem, flag."] Highlights Xinhua hinted that the annual...


The Middle Kingdom's "Big Four" Come to the Gulf
China’s largest state-owned commercial banks—Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of...


Weekly Report 2|39 7.27.2019-8.2.2019
Highlights Xi Jinping presided over a Politburo meeting on analyzing the current economic situation, making a plan for economic work in...


In the "New Era," the PLA is Xi's Army
The PLA will always be the Party’s army. China’s latest national defense white paper, released on July 24, highlights the imperative of...


Weekly Report 2|38 7.20-2019-7.26.2019
Highlights People’s Daily addressed the Hong Kong protests in a commentator article entitled “Central Authority Cannot be Challenged.”...


Weekly Report 2|37 7.13.2019-7.19.2019
Senior Leaders In Inner Mongolia, Xi Jinping Inspects the Launch of the “Remain True to the Original Aspiration, Keep the Mission Firmly...


The National Supervision Commission: From "Punishing the Few" toward "Managing the Ma
[Yang Xiaodu, director of the National Supervision Commission, answers questions on the sidelines of the 19th Party Congress] It has been...


Weekly Report 2|36 7.6.2019-7.12.2019
Highlights Xi Jinping discussed the progress of party and state organization reform emphasizing that there is only one year left before...


Weekly Report 2|35 6.22.2019-6.28.2019
Highlights The Politburo met this week to deliberate on regulations for organizational function and structure adjustment (relating to...