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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicCommunist Party of China

Topic: Communist Party of China

China removes top General & confidant in Xi Jinping’s most shocking military purge yet

Zhang Youxia’s removal marks a watershed moment. All six commanders appointed by Xi to the Central Military Commission in 2022 have now been removed.

Ex-CIA analyst’s think tank points to China’s silent purge of ‘naked officials’ over foreign affairs

In 2025, the Communist Party of China announced 20 senior officials would 'no longer hold' their leadership roles, giving rise to speculations about a purge of officials who have families living abroad.

Chinese Communist Party delegation meets senior BJP members at party HQ in Delhi

This comes as thaw in India-China ties gathers pace. In the last year, PM Modi went to China for SCO Summit, while New Delhi & Beijing have instituted many confidence building measures.

Who is Jimmy Lai? Hong Kong media tycoon and China critic facing life in prison

Jimmy Lai is an open critic of the Chinese Communist Party and was first arrested in 2020. Since then, he has been in jail, either on remand or serving five separate sentences.

‘Not just financial issue’ — why China’s economic slowdown is also a reflection of its politics

China’s exports declined in July and consumer prices fell, tipping the economy into deflation. Meanwhile, the country's largest private property developer 'is facing a liquidity crisis'.

‘New China’, 1962 War, Galwan soldier—Why India can’t ignore Xi’s writing on the great wall

As Xi Jinping takes stock of the domestic and global situation ahead of his third term as president, his party, economy, and Chinese society could turn into adversaries.

Former Chinese president Hu looks ‘distressed’ as he is abruptly escorted out of party congress

The viral video shows Hu Jintao speaking to President Xi Jinping while leaving as others look on. No explanation has yet been given for his mysterious, seemingly forced, exit.

Editor of China’s Global Times retires, Hong Kong group claims removed for being ‘loose cannon’

According to a report by China Media Project, Hu Xijin was possibly removed for reasons stemming from 'unhappiness over his highly visible international remarks'.

‘Prepare to fight,’ China tells citizens. Xi Jinping has big plans for party and security

Chinascope — The Week Behind The Wall is everything you need to know about what’s happening in China this week.

#MeToo hits Chinese Communist Party, tennis star alleges sexual assault by former vice-premier

Peng Shuai purportedly made the allegation against China’s former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli in a Weibo post that soon 'disappeared' from the website.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.