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Chinese Communist Party
China's Hopeless Quest for 'Friends' and 'Enemies'
By Kerry Brown
China can no longer easily classify people and political movements as "friends" or "enemies."
China's President Is a Paper Tiger
By Zachary Keck
In trying to reform the economy, Xi Jinping is more Hu Jintao than Deng Xiaoping.
China’s Corruption Problem: A Catch-22
By Zachary Keck
Not tackling corruption could destroy the CCP, but being too vigilant also threatens the Party.
Why Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Won’t Legitimize the CCP
By Yuxin Zhang
Only improving the lot of China’s poor will ensure the ‘Mandate of Heaven.’
Making Sense of the Zhou Yongkang Investigation
By Ankit Panda and Zachary Keck
U.S. editors Ankit Panda and Zachary Keck discuss Zhou Yongkang with The Diplomat’s Shannon Tiezzi.
What About China's Selfless Officials?
By Yang Hengjun
The same system that fostered heroically selfless Chinese officials also creates an atmosphere for corruption.
Can the CCP Morph From a Black Box to an Open Book?
By Shannon Tiezzi
A piece in Xinhua argues that the CCP should be more open. But are there any actual rules for it to reveal?
CCP Changes its Recruitment Policy
By Shannon Tiezzi
The new rules for CCP recruitment will give the central authorities more control over the Party.
China: Wealth and Democracy
By Christopher Ernest Barber
Will Western levels of income mean that China adopts Western models of democracy?
Tiananmen Square in the Age of Twitter
By Zachary Keck
The real wild card in assessing whether Tiananmen Square could happen today is the role of social media
Celebrating the 95th Anniversary of the Chinese Dream
By Shannon Tiezzi
Xi Jinping embraces China's May Fourth Movement of 1919 as a precursor to his own "Chinese dream."
China’s ‘Blurred Lines’ on Security Threats
By Zachary Keck
Under Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party is purposely conflating external and domestic security threats.