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Sanctioned tech CEOs as delegates
Around 100 representatives of companies blacklisted in the US are serving as delegates to the National People’s Congress and the Political Consultative Conference this year. As the Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported on Thursday, China’s parliament includes representatives of state-owned companies in the arms and aerospace industry, such as China Aerospace Science and Technology.They are joined […] continue reading →
Reorganization of ministries
A proposal for the reorganization of ministries has been presented to the National People’s Congress. It will almost certainly be adopted as is. The new structure envisages:Nominal strengthening of the Ministry of Science and Technology through closer integration with the economic ministries. At the same time, it loses several departments, including those for nationally managed […] continue reading →
Military and police take priority in the state
At last October's Party Congress, Xi Jinping put security matters at the center of his policy. The issue now permeates all political domains. Security is even more important to Xi than economic development. The capability for conflict is increasing. continue reading →
The time of the discontented in the CP has come
Xi Jinping is under pressure – in foreign policy, economically, and socially. There is also growing discontent within the Communist Party. In this situation, Xi goes on the offensive and places the economy above ideology again – at least for now. continue reading →
State of commissions: how Xi Jinping rules
In his first ten years in office, Xi Jinping built a network of party commissions and working groups with which he manages the government's work. The party thus further strengthens its control over the state. continue reading →
Where is Hu?
At the end of the Party Congress, former General Secretary Hu Jintao was escorted out of the hall. No public statements have been made since. So a debate rages: Is Hu ill or suffering from dementia? Or did Xi demonstratively have his ill-favored predecessor and his supporters publicly eliminated? continue reading →
CP Congress: who will move up – who must go?
Xi Jinping will be elected as the CP leader for the third time at the upcoming congress, that much seems certain. But below the General Secretary, there is a struggle for positions: A generational change is imminent, which could also allow insights into the CP's internal power structure. continue reading →