Tag: Xi Jinping

LIVE: 10/25, at 10:30 AM ET: Russia Claims Ukraine Plans to Detonate ‘Dirty Bomb’; CCP Prepares for War

The Russian defense minister made calls to his British, French, and Turkish counterparts to warn that Ukraine may detonate a “dirty bomb.” The claim was written off as being groundless, but raises concerns of a nuclear attack that uses disinformation as a tool for deniability. This comes after both Russian and Ukrainian leaders have suggested…


Xi Jinping May Invade Taiwan to Shift Blame for Economic Turmoil: China Economic Analyst

The Chinese leader Xi Jinping may launch an invasion of Taiwan after the national congress to shift blame for the regime’s economic turmoil, according to China economic analyst Antonio Graceffo. In a report to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi has pledged to advance China’s economy while enforcing the zero-COVID policy….


Meet the 7 Men Who Will Rule China

Led by Xi Jinping, the seven men strode on the red carpet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 23, revealing the new generation of the ruling elites. These powerful officials are members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) top decision-making body. Current leader Xi Jinping heads…


Mainland China’s ‘New Civil War’ Descends Into Horror

Commentary Mainland China’s “new civil war” was not resolved with the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress, which ended on Oct. 22. It just began its move to a new and globally significant phase. China’s return to Maoism, mass suppression, and—as a tool of suppression—starvation, and internal focus moved into a major new phase with…


Dozens of Senior Officials Purged Under Xi’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

News Analysis Since Xi Jinping took office in late 2012, many high-level officials have reportedly been dismissed amid his anti-corruption campaign. One China expert says that the campaign was aimed at targetting Xi’s political rivals. The number of officials who were removed from their posts and the amount of money they embezzled is just the tip of…


China After the Party Congress: What Now?

Commentary When Xi Jinping’s predecessor as leader of China and its Communist Party, Hu Jintao, was removed from the closing session of the Party Congress on Oct. 22 in full view of the 2,300 delegates, it was a demonstration to the world that Xi had swept aside all rivals and is now the undisputed ruler…


Chinese Markets Fall as Xi Stacks CCP With Loyalists

News Analysis News that Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping would assume a third term in power sent markets into a dive on Oct. 24, marking a broader pessimism that the leader’s policies will have negative consequences for the global economy. Investors in the Chinese market wiped nearly 10 percent off the value of internet giants…


Xi Jinping Secures Another 5-Year Term as CCP Leader

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will remain in power for five more years, extending his 10-year reign over the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) until at least 2028. Xi, 69, will be the general secretary of the CCP for an unprecedented third term, breaking a two-term norm set by his predecessors. The Chinese regime unveiled its…


Xi Jinping Secures Unprecedented Third Term as CCP Leader

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will remain in power for five more years, extending his 10-year reign until at least 2028. Xi, 69, will be the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for an unprecedented third term, breaking a two-term norm set by his predecessors. The Chinese regime unveiled its new leadership on Oct….


Ex-Chinese Leader Escorted Out of Communist Party Congress as Xi Cements Control

China’s former top leader Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of the closing ceremony of a key Communist Party meeting in Beijing with no explanation, stirring questions in a usually highly choreographed event. The visibly frail 79-year-old was sitting on the left side of his immediate successor Xi Jinping in the front row when a…