Xi Jinping buoys security with new right-hand man Wang Xiaohong

Xi Jinping to bring PLA political commissars to heel 

In his third term, China's president wants to consolidate his hold over his country's military apparatus. To regain control over the politics of the People's Liberation Army, Xi has chosen to drastically rein in political commissars, who have now been relegated to merely executing the party's will. [...]

Xi's network of foreign police stations expands in Europe 

Chinese police operate in at least 30 countries across four continents through a network of more than twenty foreign police stations that, as well as providing consular support to the Chinese diaspora, also conduct covert political operations. [...]

Princelings' family interests under scrutiny ahead of CCP Congress 

In the lead up to the Chinese Communist Party's 20th National Congress at the end of the year, President Xi Jinping has ramped up his anti-corruption crackdown on officials likely to hold key positions in the next term. [...]

Canberra seeks new security accommodation with China 

Australia's incoming government, which includes several "Sino-compatible" figures, is trying out a warmer approach to relations with Beijing. The security architecture of the entire Indo-Pacific region is at stake. [...]

Vatican's secret diplomacy clashes with internal tensions in Beijing 

After the Hong Kong cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun's brief arrest on 11 May, what remains of any domestic opposition to the Chinese Communist Party has taken another swipe at the China's talks with the Vatican so dear to President Xi Jinping. [...]

Ex-President Jiang Zemin's clan targeted by fresh anti-corruption campaign 

China's spymaster Zhao Leji has launched another anti-corruption crackdown to destroy the last remaining vestiges of former president Jiang Zemin's influence. [...]

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