Archive - Youshu/China

Xinjiang's new party secretary

A win for Shi Taifeng; questions over Ma Xingrui.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Today’s Politburo meeting

Most likely an administrative clean-up, but why now?

Jun 30 •

The incoming Fourth plenum: will it be lame or epic?

Who am I kidding!?! All plenums are lit.

Jun 27 •

Did the Premier just throw some shade on his boss?

Jun 20 •

Li Qiang's mini-rise

A quick response to Neil Thomas's excellent piece.

Jun 15 •

Xu Qiliang: No time to die

How long can you expect to live if you’re in the Politburo?

Jun 15 •

Xi Zhongxun's stance in May 1989

He didn't say much...

Jun 6 •

April 2025

Provincial Party Secretaries aren’t sticking around for long

How long does it take to become useful in a new job? A year? Two?

Apr 15 •

March 2025

Eight Rules. Eighty Problems. Endless education. One perfect cadre.

Just when they were supposed to be busy rescuing the economy.

Mar 22 •

A cultural revolution, not the Cultural Revolution

Trump and Mao: A comparison not for the feint-hearted.

Mar 9 •

February 2025

Xi Jinping, Jia Qinglin and the importance of administrative ranks

Old buddies, new enemies, and why administrative ranks are important.

Feb 22 •

Chai Jing on Bo Guagua

His dad is not a hero.

Feb 1 •

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