Xi Jinping’s chief of staff is China’s new internet tsar, sources say

It was established because of concerns raised by Xi and other officials that Beijing’s lack of control over the internet and public opinion expressed online could compromise the party’s rule. Cai’s appointment has not been announced but he took the helm of the commission some time in the first half of 2023, according to one … Read more

Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for ‘deep reflection’ on frequent accidents as deadly Jiangxi fire makes it 3 in a row

Local police had detained 12 people, including the owner of the exam training centre on an upper floor, Xinhua said on Thursday morning. It was the latest major accident to hit China since Friday, when 13 children were killed after a fire broke out at a primary school dormitory in central Henan province. Teachers said … Read more

100 years since death of Lenin marked by silence from China’s Communist Party. Why?

Marxist-Leninism has been enshrined in the charter of the Chinese Communist Party as a guiding principle, along with the ideologies of successive communist leaders since the People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. However, unlike during the times of founding leader Mao Zedong, commemorations of Lenin appear to have fallen off the agenda for … Read more