Loyalty and False Loyalty to the Party
With just a little under 90 million members, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) portrays itself as a powerful bulwark of socialism and the...
Weekly Report 1|18 2.17.2018-2.23.2018 (Chinese New Year Edition)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The CCP Central Committee issued its Second Five-Year Plan (2018-2022) on the Central Committee’s Formulation of...
Why China’s 2017 GDP Numbers are a Reason to Worry
In mid-January, the National Bureau of Statistics of China proudly unveiled 2017’s economic data and a Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
Weekly Report 1|17 2.10.2018-2.16.2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced the results of several high-profile discipline...
Weekly Report 1|16 2.03.2018-2.09.2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vice Governor of Liaoning Province Liu Qiang was expelled from the CCP and public office for serious violations of...
Weekly Report 1|15 1.27.2018-2.02.2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Wang Qishan was appointed as a deputy to the National People’s Congress, paving the way for his speculated eventual...
Weekly Report 1|14 1.20.2018-1.26.2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The CCP propaganda apparatus has utilized the 2018 World Economic Forum to portray China as the new leading proponent...
Weekly Report 1|13 1.13.2018-1.19.2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Politburo Standing Committee met this week to hear work reports from the Party groups of various state bodies. At...
The Party Commands the Net
Throughout the history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the use of propaganda has been a critical enabler of its capability to...
Weekly Report 1|12 1.6.2018-1.12.2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The CCP politburo held its January meeting to research and discuss future amendments to China’s constitution, which...