Is Xi Jinping China’s new Mao Zedong?
2 years, 5 months ago

Is Xi Jinping China’s new Mao Zedong?

Al Jazeera  

Vastness is a defining feature of the Chinese Communist Party. Some also argue that only Mao, Deng, and Xi deserve to be considered as truly ‘great’ leaders as Jiang’s “core” status was bequeathed rather than earned. While the title might sound obscure, Xi’s recognition by the party as its “core” leader is testimony to his “profound” relationships with current party members, party veterans, and the powerful military, Guo said. Mao, Deng and Xi achieved their “core” leadership status through a recognition by party members that they had become central to the party’s functioning and, by extension, to the fate of China and its people, Guo explains. Nobody was able to challenge at that time.” The ‘new’ Mao Mao led the Communists to victory in the civil war in 1949 and is considered the party’s “first generation” core leader.

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Xi Jinping takes China Communist Party by surprise with a major rejig in politburo
1 day, 4 hours ago

Xi Jinping takes China Communist Party by surprise with a major rejig in politburo

Firstpost  

Chinese President Xi Jinping has unexpectedly reshuffled two key Politburo positions, breaking long-standing political norms. This is the first time Chinese President Xi Jinping has unexpectedly swapped roles between two Politburo members, Li Ganjie and Shi Taifeng, the South China Morning Post reported. Xi Jinping has been the paramount leader of China since 2012, holding the top positions in the …

Who will be Xi Jinping’s successor? Challenges to Chinese President grow from Party, people and PLA
2 months, 1 week ago

Who will be Xi Jinping’s successor? Challenges to Chinese President grow from Party, people and PLA

Live Mint  

Chairman Xi Jinping once looked supreme, unimpeachable and irreproachable. Furthermore, the PLA seems to be reacting somewhat to Xi's constant remonstrations and "meddling" with the CCP's armed wing. Indeed, Lam has identified four key opposition groups against Xi: retired Politburo Standing Committee members; fellow princelings; some military top brass; and some in China's middle class. Lam even suggested that the …

China: Xi pushes Politburo leaders to fight against corruption even as his crackdown's efficacy remains questionable
3 months ago

China: Xi pushes Politburo leaders to fight against corruption even as his crackdown's efficacy remains questionable

Firstpost  

A record number of senior officials have come under investigation in the anti-corruption crackdown. Despite these efforts, corruption continues to plague the Communist Party, particularly among its upper echelons Secondary school students gather in front of a screen displaying an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China …

Advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics builds on Deng's legacy: China Daily editorial
7 months, 1 week ago

Advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics builds on Deng's legacy: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Thursday marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping. His most important political legacies have been socialism with Chinese characteristics that he led the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people to create, and Deng Xiaoping Theory. Although the formation of the theory named after him dates back to the revolutionary era long before New China was …

Is Xi Jinping’s China on a path to war?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Xi Jinping’s China on a path to war?

Al Jazeera  

Over the past few decades, China has solidified its status as an economic superpower. But the country’s economic boom coupled with its increased military might has increased tensions in the region, including with Taiwan, where fears are mounting over a possible Chinese invasion. Meanwhile, at home, China’s human rights record remains under the spotlight with severe curtailments on free speech …

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms
10 months, 1 week ago

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a symposium attended by representatives from businesses and academia and delivers an important speech in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, May 23, 2024. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and …

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms
10 months, 1 week ago

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, communicates with representatives from businesses and academia attending a symposium in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, May 23, 2024. Xi said that no matter how reform is carried out, the upholding of fundamental principles, such as the overall leadership …

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms
10 months, 1 week ago

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a symposium attended by representatives from businesses and academia and delivers an important speech in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, May 23, 2024. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and …

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms
10 months, 1 week ago

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, communicates with representatives from businesses and academia attending a symposium in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, May 23, 2024. Xi said that no matter how reform is carried out, the upholding of fundamental principles, such as the overall leadership …

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms
10 months, 1 week ago

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, communicates with representatives from businesses and academia attending a symposium in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, May 23, 2024. Xi said that no matter how reform is carried out, the upholding of fundamental principles, such as the overall leadership …

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms
10 months, 1 week ago

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a symposium attended by representatives from businesses and academia and delivers an important speech in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, May 23, 2024. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and …

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms
10 months, 1 week ago

Xi stresses efforts to deepen reforms

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a symposium attended by representatives from businesses and academia and delivers an important speech in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, May 23, 2024. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and …

Xi Jinping’s historians can’t stop rewriting China’s imperial past
1 year ago

Xi Jinping’s historians can’t stop rewriting China’s imperial past

Live Mint  

China’s Communist Party often speaks proudly about what it claims to be 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. For decades, Chinese scholars have been toiling at the party’s behest to draft an official history of the Qing, China’s last imperial dynasty, which the Manchu ethnic group led for nearly 270 years before its collapse in the early 20th century. Party vetters, …

How does Xi push through reform in adversity and dismantle vested interests?
1 year ago

How does Xi push through reform in adversity and dismantle vested interests?

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has sounded the clarion call for reform during the country's annual key political season, dispelling concerns about whether China's reform is "stagnating," or its economy is "losing steam." "We must plan major moves to deepen reform to inject strong impetus into promoting high-quality development and advancing Chinese modernization," President Xi said at the annual …

Xi Jinping steers decade of reform toward Chinese modernization
1 year, 3 months ago

Xi Jinping steers decade of reform toward Chinese modernization

China Daily  

Nation achieves historic, systemic and holistic transformations in many fields Amid comprehensive reform over the past decade, President Xi Jinping has steered China toward a future of Chinese modernization with greater confidence, as the country's socialist system with Chinese characteristics is maturing along the way. From witnessing theoretical development to addressing challenges unique to a large political party, and from …

Global Watch | Eclipsing the dragon: Growing shadows of intense power struggle in China
1 year, 6 months ago

Global Watch | Eclipsing the dragon: Growing shadows of intense power struggle in China

Firstpost  

The carefully built narrative that projected China as an ascending superpower under Xi Jinping’s leadership is all set to be the first major casualty of power struggle within the CCP Chinese political and military establishments seem to be at loggerheads as Xi Jinping’s purge continues to target military leaders and his colleagues in the top echelons of Chinese Communist Party. …

Xi Jinping described as 'dictator' by THIS country; China reacts
1 year, 6 months ago

Xi Jinping described as 'dictator' by THIS country; China reacts

India TV News  

China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister described Xi Jinping as a “dictator”, stating that the remarks are “an open political provocation”, CNN reported. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, when asked about Russia’s war on Ukraine in a television interview with Fox News during her visit to the United States last week, said, “If Putin were to …

Xi Jinping raises concerns over potential collapse of Chinese Communist Party
1 year, 8 months ago

Xi Jinping raises concerns over potential collapse of Chinese Communist Party

Live Mint  

Chinese President Xi Jinping has recently expressed concerns about the potential collapse of the Communist Party of China as approximately 415 million worldwide, renouncing their affiliation with the CCP, including its regiments, teams, and other associated organizations. According to a report from Greek City Times, in 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech to a young cadre training class, …

China deletes Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, other ideologies from government rulebook
2 years ago

China deletes Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, other ideologies from government rulebook

Firstpost  

Beijing: In the latest move to highlight the importance of allegiance to the current President, China has reportedly deleted all ideology from the government rulebook but that of supreme party leader Xi Jinping. Many of the former powers of the State Council have been transferred to the Central Committee, and this is reflected in a slimmed-down rulebook Australia-based current affairs …

DC Edit | Xi aims at global governance
2 years ago

DC Edit | Xi aims at global governance

Deccan Chronicle  

China’s President Xi Jinping has just stepped into an unprecedented third term as chairman of the party as well as President and head of the high command of the Chinese military. Far from any immediate signs that Mr Xi would be asserting China’s economic, political, or territorial claims surrounding Taiwan, parts of India and the Indo-Pacific, the Chinese President was …

From the India Today archives (2018) | The Xi doctrine
2 years ago

From the India Today archives (2018) | The Xi doctrine

India Today  

‘Informal summits’, for much of China’s recent diplomatic history, were an oxymoron. The Wuhan summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi is the clearest indicator yet of how the Chinese president is taking complete—and extraordinarily personalised—control of China’s foreign policy and shattering past protocol. “We are looking at a situation where the country, nation, state and party rise and …

China's President Xi Jinping wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal
2 years ago

China's President Xi Jinping wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal

Firstpost  

Bejiing: President Xi Jinping called Monday for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic coup as the host of talks that produced an agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to reopen diplomatic relations. China should “actively participate in the reform and construction of the global governance system” and promote “global security initiatives,” …

China’s NPC: Who are the top men tapped to support Xi Jinping?
2 years ago

China’s NPC: Who are the top men tapped to support Xi Jinping?

Al Jazeera  

China’s National People’s Congress wrapped up on Monday after announcing a host of top officials that will assist Xi. While many of the top posts have traditionally been handed out with an eye on keeping China’s different political factions happy, Xi, who was reelected on Friday by a unanimous vote of China’s rubber-stamp parliament, has sidelined rival groupings such as …

Xi Jinping's show: Who's who in China's new government
2 years ago

Xi Jinping's show: Who's who in China's new government

NPR  

Xi Jinping's show: Who's who in China's new government BEIJING — China has put the finishing touches on a sweeping leadership reshuffle that has been years in the making and puts trusted allies of leader Xi Jinping in key spots throughout the administration. Li Qiang — Premier Enlarge this image toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP Ng Han Guan/AP Li was …

China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy
2 years ago

China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier nominally in charge of the world’s second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years. At the opening of the annual congress session on Sunday, outgoing Premier Li Keqiang announced plans for a consumer-led revival of the …

Li Qiang, trusted ally of Xi Jinping, elected China's new premier
2 years ago

Li Qiang, trusted ally of Xi Jinping, elected China's new premier

India Today  

China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier, nominally in charge of the world’s second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years. He takes on the job as authority of the premier and the State Council, China’s Cabinet, has been steadily eroding as Xi shifts more …

Xi Jinping handed third term: Chinese president for whom ‘God is Communist Party'
2 years ago

Xi Jinping handed third term: Chinese president for whom ‘God is Communist Party'

Hindustan Times  

Xi Jinping, by securing the third term as the Chinese president on Friday, has become the country’s most powerful leader since its founding father Mao Zedong. for him, God is the Communist Party’ | 10 things about Jinping 1)Seen as ruthless in his ambition, the visionary of ‘Chinese Dream’ or the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" - Alfred L. …

Xi Jinping elected Chinese President for 3rd term
2 years ago

Xi Jinping elected Chinese President for 3rd term

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing : Xi Jinping was on Friday unanimously appointed as Chinese President for the third time, making him the country's longest-serving leader since founding father Mao Zedong, Nikkei Asia reported. According to Nikkei Asia, thousands of delegates at the National People's Congress in Beijing voted on Xi's appointment as president and head of the military for another five years. Nikkei …

Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese President, Central Military Commission chairman
2 years ago

Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese President, Central Military Commission chairman

India TV News  

Xi Jinping unanimously elected President of the People's Republic of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission at the ongoing session of the 14th National People's Congress, reports Xinhua news agency. China's other top leaders Six men sit alongside Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the ruling Communist Party's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, handling major portfolios from propaganda to corruption …

China’s other top leaders bring loyalty to Xi, experience
2 years ago

China’s other top leaders bring loyalty to Xi, experience

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Six men sit alongside Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, handling major portfolios from propaganda to corruption fighting. ZHAO LEJI A holdover from the previous Politburo Standing Committee, Zhao Leji won Xi’s trust as head of the party’s anti-corruption watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, pursuing an anti-graft campaign …

China's other top leaders bring loyalty to Xi, experience
2 years ago

China's other top leaders bring loyalty to Xi, experience

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Six men sit alongside Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the …

Is China’s Reform and Opening Era Over?
2 years ago

Is China’s Reform and Opening Era Over?

The Diplomat  

The cover of The Diplomat Magazine’s very first issue was devoted to China’s economy. In Issue 1, Michael Pettis explored the lessons Xi Jinping, then just two years into his term as top leader, could learn from Deng Xiaoping to advance China’s economic “Reform and Opening Up” into a new phase. In this story, Sara Hsu puts together pieces addressed …

How Xi Jinping's past helps explain the China of today
2 years, 2 months ago

How Xi Jinping's past helps explain the China of today

ABC  

Sarah Lande vividly remembers the start of her unlikely friendship with Xi Jinping. Wong says Xi Zhongxun "raised his children, including Xi Jinping, to believe that they would inherit the Chinese Communist Party revolution, that they, too, would be revolutionaries". "While Xi Jinping's father's generation founded modern China, it would be Xi Jinping's generation that would make China bigger and …

Jiang Zemin: In the Final Analysis
2 years, 2 months ago

Jiang Zemin: In the Final Analysis

The Diplomat  

Jiang Zemin, former president of China and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party during the 1990s and on into the early years of the 21st century, died on November 30, 2022. A great deal of that changed during Jiang’s tenure as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president of China. As Yao Yang pointed out in an …

Jiang Zemin, former president who guided China’s rise, dies at 96
2 years, 4 months ago

Jiang Zemin, former president who guided China’s rise, dies at 96

LA Times  

Jiang Zemin, the unlikely former leader who stewarded China through groundbreaking economic reforms and served as a bridge between the country’s strongman era and a more consensus-driven government, has died. The first Chinese Communist Party chief without a military background, Jiang never attained the revolutionary cult of personality assigned to Mao but nevertheless formed the nucleus of communist China’s third …

Xi Jinping Has Critics in China. They Have Paid a Steep Price.
2 years, 4 months ago

Xi Jinping Has Critics in China. They Have Paid a Steep Price.

The Diplomat  

In the lead up to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on October 16, all eyes were on one man: Xi Jinping. To pave the way for a smooth Party Congress, the CCP went to extreme efforts to crack down on any sources of what it perceives as “social instability” ahead of the Congress But even still, …

Xi Jinping is no Mao Zedong, but like the Great Helmsman, there’s none stopping China’s ‘Great Leap’ 2.0
2 years, 4 months ago

Xi Jinping is no Mao Zedong, but like the Great Helmsman, there’s none stopping China’s ‘Great Leap’ 2.0

Firstpost  

In absence of any constraints on his absolute power, ‘emperor’ Xi is more likely to take more bad decisions than good ones The 20th congress of the Communist Party of China ended last month. As Hsi-Ting Pai of ASPI writes in The Strategist, “a group of the party’s economic experts who have previously supported market-oriented policies and were perceived as …

If Xi Jinping’s China turns paranoic, that may open opportunities for India: Vijay Gokhale
2 years, 5 months ago

If Xi Jinping’s China turns paranoic, that may open opportunities for India: Vijay Gokhale

Firstpost  

Personnel changes are important in any system, but in the larger perspective what is more important is that CPC general secretary Xi Jinping has political control, says former foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale Vijay Gokhale needs no introduction. Do you agree that it reflects the fact that there is poor understanding in India of China’s political system, and we need to …

Communist Party congress in China leaves Xi Jinping in complete command
2 years, 5 months ago

Communist Party congress in China leaves Xi Jinping in complete command

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 29, 2022 13:24 IST A picture is worth a thousand words. Cai Qi, 67, the Beijing party chief who has joined the PSC now, served as director of Xi’s office when he was the provincial secretary in Fujian, while Ding Xuexiang, 60, the youngest member of the new PSC, was an important aide of Xi when he …

Xi Jinping just became unassailable. Here’s why investors are running scared
2 years, 5 months ago

Xi Jinping just became unassailable. Here’s why investors are running scared

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — When Chinese leader Xi Jinping secured a historic third term in power at the weekend and stacked his top team with loyalists in a clean sweep not seen since the Mao era, investors were quick to pass judgment. “The market is clearly disappointed by the new seven-man Politburo Standing Committee which is filled with Xi’s …

One-man rule: The Hindu Editorial on Xi Jinping’s firm grip on Chinese politics
2 years, 5 months ago

One-man rule: The Hindu Editorial on Xi Jinping’s firm grip on Chinese politics

The Hindu  

China’s President Xi Jinping emerged out of last week’s Communist Party congress in even firmer grip on Chinese politics. A constitutional amendment declares it is now an “obligation” of every party member to follow Mr. Xi, while the official Xinhua news agency noted the key factor in promotions was “loyalty” to Mr. Xi. The Communist Party has framed the concentration …

Xi Jinping becomes president of China for the third term
2 years, 5 months ago

Xi Jinping becomes president of China for the third term

Op India  

Chinese President Xi Jinping was re-elected for a third term in power on Sunday, becoming the first leader of the ruling Communist Party to do so since party founder Mao Zedong. Xi Jinping was also re-elected as the Communist Party’s General Secretary for a historic third five-year term. On Saturday, China’s Communist Party Congress concluded, with Xi Jinping solidifying his …

Timeline: Chinese leader Xi Jinping's rise and rule
2 years, 5 months ago

Timeline: Chinese leader Xi Jinping's rise and rule

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Sunday, China's 69-year-old leader secured a widely expected third term as …

China unveils new leadership, dominated by key Xi Jinping allies
2 years, 5 months ago

China unveils new leadership, dominated by key Xi Jinping allies

The Hindu  

Chinese leader Xi Jinping began his unprecedented third five-year term on October 23, 2022 in even firmer control of the ruling Communist Party after filling the newly announced Politburo Standing Committee with all of his allies. Mr. Xi introduced the new leadership to the media on October 23, 2022, in order of rank as Li Qiang, the former party chief …

Xi Jinping has captured the Chinese Communist Party that Mao led to power. Now at peak strength, what comes next?
2 years, 5 months ago

Xi Jinping has captured the Chinese Communist Party that Mao led to power. Now at peak strength, what comes next?

ABC  

Does Xi Jinping sleep at night? Former Chinese president Hu Jintao escorted out of party congress Photo shows Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao's arm is held by usher as he stands behind seated Xi Jinping. The son of one of Mao's deputies, Xi is what is known as a "princeling" – Chinese Communist Party royalty. Xi Jinping saw himself as …

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's rise and rule | A Timeline
2 years, 5 months ago

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's rise and rule | A Timeline

India TV News  

Chinese President Xi Jinping, the son of a communist revolutionary leader, was a victim of the Cultural Revolution and a provincial chief who promoted economic growth before ascending to the very top a decade ago. On Sunday, China's 69-year-old leader secured a widely expected third term as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party, paving the way for him to …

China's President Xi Jinping re-elected for 3rd term as General Secretary of Communist Party
2 years, 5 months ago

China's President Xi Jinping re-elected for 3rd term as General Secretary of Communist Party

India Today  

China's President Xi Jinping was re-elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party for a record third five-year term on Sunday. China's Communist Party Congress concluded on Saturday with Xi Jinping cementing his iron grip over the party. He was elected to the powerful Central Committee a day earlier by a once-in-a-five-year Congress despite crossing the official retirement age …

China’s Xi secures third term, stacks leadership team with allies
2 years, 5 months ago

China’s Xi secures third term, stacks leadership team with allies

Al Jazeera  

Chinese Communist Party elects Xi Jinping as its general secretary for a precedent-breaking third term, introduces a Politburo Standing Committee stacked with loyalists. China’s President Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as the Communist Party’s leader, cementing his place as the nation’s most influential ruler since Mao Zedong. The CCP also named a seven-member Politburo Standing Committee led …

Chinese leader Xi Jinping named to third term as head of the Communist Party
2 years, 5 months ago

Chinese leader Xi Jinping named to third term as head of the Communist Party

ABC  

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been named to a new term as head of the Communist Party, increasing his political dominance. Key points: A third five-year leadership solidifies Mr Xi's place as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong The party also named a seven-member Standing Committee, its inner circle of power, dominated by Mr Xi's allies The line-up appeared …

China Communist party meet ends with Xi Jinping at its ‘core’
2 years, 5 months ago

China Communist party meet ends with Xi Jinping at its ‘core’

Hindustan Times  

China's 20th communist party meet came to an end in Beijing on Saturday, after president Xi Jinping presided over seven days of closed-door meetings with top officials. Communist Party Meeting: Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 22, …

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