With repeated purges, Xi Jinping increasingly resembles Joseph Stalin in controlling the regime that he leads. The Chinese Communist Party general secretary and national president shows widespread distrust of lieutenants. Their loyalty to him earlier …
Xi Jinping’s latest purge of top military officers probably reduces the chance of China taking imminent, deliberate military action to seize Taiwan. But many interpretations of the event are possible, and some imply an increased …
The latest personnel changes in the Chinese military show that Xi Jinping is seeking to tighten control by bringing its political apparatus under the authority of its disciplinary arm. The appointments also demonstrate his ongoing …
The world was riveted on 3 September by Beijing’s parade of 12,000 troops from the Chinese armed forces, especially by their latest-tech kit on display. This is a manifestly modern-looking army. But that’s not good …
All nation states have a right to defend themselves. But do regimes enjoy an equal right to self-defence? Is the security of a particular party-in-power a fundamental right of nations? The Chinese government is asking …
