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Jiang Zemin
May 05, 2017
Meet China's Emerging Number 2
By Zi Yang
A biography of Li Zhanshu, the right-hand man to Xi Jinping.
January 03, 2017
What's Behind the Latest Political Reshuffling in Southern China?
By Cal Wong
New hires in Hong Kong and Guangdong hint at the central government's political priorities.
December 25, 2015
Are Chinese Nostalgic About Jiang Zemin?
By Lotus Yang Ruan
The former president has quite a fan club among Chinese Internet users.
November 03, 2015
Another Look at China’s Leaders After the 2015 Plenum
By Kerry Brown
Where does Xi Jinping fit in China's political spectrum? And what does this mean for the rest of his time in power?
September 17, 2015
It's Official: China's President to Visit US From Sept. 22-25
By Shannon Tiezzi
How does Xi's four day trip, with stops in Seatlle, DC, and New York, compare to other visits by Chinese leaders?
September 03, 2015
3 Takeaways From China's Military Parade
By Bo Zhiyue
The military parade on September 3 was President Xi Jinping's coming-out party. What messages did he send?
August 17, 2015
Is Xi Sending an Ultimatum to Former President Jiang Zemin?
By Bo Zhiyue
What to make of an unusual article in the People's Daily.
August 12, 2015
China's State Media Tells Retired Officials to Stay Retired
By Shannon Tiezzi
The article from People's Daily seems to be a veiled reference to former leader Jiang Zemin.
July 31, 2015
Guo Boxiong, Jiang Zemin, and the Corruption of the Chinese Military
By Bo Zhiyue
If two of the most powerful military leaders in the past 16 years are corrupt, who in the Chinese military is not?
April 13, 2015
Sino-Russian Relations and the Lessons of 1996
By Gregory Shtraks
A watershed year for Russia’s ties with China shows the role of domestic politics in driving “great power relations.”
March 09, 2015
China's 2015 NPC Session: The Case of the Missing Presidents
By Bo Zhiyue
Former presidents Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao are both MIA at the NPC. Why?
January 11, 2015
A Turning Point in China’s Anti-Graft Campaign
By James Char
A key phase of the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-corruption campaign has concluded