Communist Party • Table.Briefings

March 15th, 2026

Taiwan: PLA resumes air activity around the island

After an unusually long pause, Chinese military aircraft are again flying around Taiwan. Taiwan’s parliament cleared the way on Friday for US weapons deliveries.

By Ning Wang

News | National People's Congress

March 12th, 2026

NPC: Government work program and Five-Year Plan adopted

The National People’s Congress has officially concluded. With an overwhelming majority, the nearly 3,000 delegates adopted Premier Li Qiang’s annual government work program and the new Five-Year Plan. Several major sector-specific laws were also enacted.

By Leonardo Pape

Delegierte des Nationalen Volkskongresses im Jahr 2023.

Talk of the Town | National People's Congress

March 4th, 2026

National People’s Congress: How the party leadership co-opts elites into its agenda

The Communist Party uses the National People’s Congress (NPC) as a strategic tool to co-opt China’s elites. A look at the delegate roster reveals power shifts at the highest level of influence.

By Leonardo Pape

News | Domestic policy of the Communist Party of China

March 3rd, 2026

Consultative Conference: Leadership stresses global instability

At the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s leadership cast the country as a pillar of stability in an increasingly unsettled global environment.

By Leonardo Pape

News | Communist Party

February 25th, 2026

Xi Jinping: Party announces new cadre-discipline campaign

China’s top propaganda newspaper is pushing a leadership campaign on cadre discipline. Coming just ahead of the National People’s Congress, it is also seen as an appeal for Party cadres’ loyalty.

By Leonardo Pape

Offener Brief Merz China-Reise Weltkongress der Uiguren Tibet Initiative Freiehit für Hongkong Mang Mang

Talk of the Town | Human rights

February 19th, 2026

Transnational repression: Dissidents ask Merz for help

Chinese exiles and representatives of minority groups are addressing open letters to Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Ahead of his China trip, they are calling for an “end to the intimidation and threatening of people in Germany.”

By Marcel Grzanna

Opinion | Chinese New Year

February 12th, 2026

Lunar New Year: China unleashes the horses

The Year of the Horse is being celebrated with unusual extravagance. Why Beijing is extending the holidays – and why anything goes when it comes to tapping the “spirit of dragon and horse” (龙马精神).

By Johnny Erling

News | Xinjiang

February 10th, 2026

Xinjiang: New appointment to the post of top security official

Xinjiang has a new top security official. The 52-year-old Wang Gang takes over the powerful security and control post in the high-risk region.

By Julia Fiedler

News | Taiwan

February 4th, 2026

Taiwan: Opposition party KMT in talks with CCP leaders

The vice chair of Taiwan’s opposition party Kuomintang met with CP chief ideologist Wang Huning, among others, in Beijing. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te appealed for the country to follow the example of other democracies in terms of trade and the economy.

By Leonardo Pape

Heads | Reminder

January 27th, 2026

Volker Häring and Christian Y. Schmidt: First a bicycle march, then a reportage tour

With an informed and deeply personal eye, Volker Häring and Christian Y. Schmidt recount their bike trip along the route of the Long March. In an era of “red tourism,” their travelogue is also strikingly relevant to the present day.

By Leonardo Pape