While the CCP swept away many remnants of Chinaâs imperial past, one prominent feature has endured: the existence of an elevated official class, to which fiercely contested examinations offer an entryway. A pair of recent essays...
Last week, Chinese state media reported that Wu Yingjie, the former Party chief of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), pleaded guilty to bribery charges during a trial in Beijing. Wu joins a long and growing list of officials...
The latest draconian decree issued by the Taliban on Monday was a gradual media ban on all images of living things in news coverage. Repression of the media and civil rights may be even harsher under the Taliban than under the...
For the past several months, China’s State Council Information Office has been hosting a series of press conferences intended to showcase the accomplishments of various government ministries and provincial-level...
In a recent essay, Lu Dewen (ććŸ·æ, LÇ DĂ©wĂ©n)âa sometimes controversial Wuhan University sociologist whose research focuses on rural governanceâargues that bureaucratic formalism, meaningless busywork, and technological hegemony...
An undergraduateâs video mimicking official âinspectionâ tours has become a flashpoint of discussion over cadresâ imperious attitudes and the reflexive deference shown to them in society. Shot on the campus of Yunnan State Land...
After one month without making a public statement or appearance, Qin Gang was removed from his position as foreign minister on Tuesday. At least for now, he will be replaced by his boss Wang Yi, who leads the CCPâs foreign...
Xi Jinpingâs unanimous re-election to a third term as President, a formality after he retained his spot as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party last October, was the headline event of the annual meeting of Chinaâs...
On August 30, the Chengde High-Tech Industry Development Zone in Hebei province announced a range of detailed and draconian punishments for anyone violating local pandemic prevention measures. Most extraordinarily, the...
This week, CDT finished publishing a Chinese translation of âThe Architecture of Repression,â a recent report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute on the bureaucratic, legal, and rhetorical foundations of mass...
Lai Xiaomin, the former head of a state-owned asset management company was sentenced to death on January 5 for bribery, corruption, and bigamy. Lai led China Huarong Asset Management until his 2018 expulsion from his public...
An undated photograph circulating on the internet in China appears to show a slide from a presentation at the Guangdong Province Party Committee School’s Institute of Public Administration, listing the âTen Commandments...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
On January 22, the Politburo announced the establishment of the Central Commission for Integrated...
Since becoming China’s top leader more than three years ago, President Xi Jinping has vowed...
As a result of President Xi Jinping’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign, there has been a...
An environmental watchdog organization has accused Chinese officials and businessmen of smuggling...
Global Times reports that high-end photography gear has become a sign of officials’ illicit...
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