Category: anti-corruption campaign

Xi Jinping Purges Party Veterans’ Influence When Determining Top Personnel

Chinese state media recently released some details of the process of forming the new Central Committee leadership body, from which it can be seen that Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not seek any advice from the senior figures of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the process of preparing the top personnel of the 20th…


Xi Jinping Faces Crisis of CCP Internal Struggle During The Year of Power Transition

A controversial report released on Jan. 31 by China’s Beijing University suggests that continued confrontation between the United States and China will lead to total isolation for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and huge losses far beyond those suffered by the United States. But these are not the biggest worries of CCP leader Xi Jinping—his…


Xi’s Crackdown on China’s Financial Sector Reveals His Political Predicament

News Analysis Nearly 100 high-level Chinese officials in the financial sector have been investigated since the beginning of this year, ranging from banks, insurance companies, asset management companies, and financial regulatory agencies. The scope is unprecedented as previous disciplinary campaigns in China mostly targeted a small number of officials who were found suspicious. This aggressive…


Chinese Leader Xi Surpasses All Predecessors, Including Mao, According to Centennial Propaganda

News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took the occasion of their 100th anniversary celebrations to heavily promote leader Xi Jinping, magnifying his achievements to make him seem to surpass all previous party leaders. State-run Xinhua News Agency published a nearly 100,000-character “Chronicle of the CCP’s 100-Year History” on June 27. Xi Jinping’s time in…


Saudi Appeals Court Reduces Sentence of US-Saudi Physician: Documents

RIYADH—A Saudi appeals court has nearly halved a six-year jail sentence handed to a U.S.-Saudi physician whose case has been closely followed by Washington and suspended the rest of his term, court documents showed, meaning he will not have to serve any more time in prison. Prominent physician Walid al-Fitaihi was detained in 2017 under…