2026-11-09
Following the Fifth Plenary Session, Xi Jinping dispatched central lecturing groups to various parts of the country to promote violent governance under the guise of lecturing, and to arrest dissidents and officials within the Party.
2026-11-08
Wei Xiaokui, Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, has stepped down after only five months in office. He is succeeded by Shi Wenbin, former Secretary of the Jilin Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, who will be responsible for vetting candidates for the 21st National Congress.
2026-11-06
Xi Jinping went to the Zhongnanhai polling station to cast his vote in the Beijing district-level People's Congress election, with state media high-profilely promoting 'whole-process democracy'.
2026-11-06
On November 6, Beijing held elections for the renewal of district and township people's congress deputies. Former CCP General Secretary Hu Jintao entrusted staff members to cast his ballot on his behalf, marking the third consecutive election since 2016 that he has not voted in person.
2026-11-04
On November 4, the closing meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held, and former Armed Police Commander Wang Ning was stripped of his committee membership.
2026-11-01
On November 1, the official Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorized the release of a decision on several major issues regarding the persistent promotion of strict Party governance, sparking outside attention regarding a potential turning point in the political situation.
2026-11-01
Xinhua News Agency has published the "Decision of the CCP Central Committee on Several Major Issues Concerning Persistent Promotion of Comprehensive Strict Party Governance," explicitly requiring that top leaders must not engage in one-man rule or patriarchal practices.
2026-11
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee has adopted a 17,000-character decision. The content covers strengthening supreme political authority, restricting the power of top officials at all levels, establishing a vertical supervision system within the Party, managing cadres throughout their entire cycle, and breaking the immunity of 'iron-hat kings,' thereby comprehensively implementing white terror within the Party.
2026-11
In November 2026, elections for local People's Congress representatives began across China. All candidates were pre-selected by the authorities, with their personal information and political platforms kept private, leaving voters with no knowledge of the candidates.
2026-10-30
At the press conference of the CCP Central Committee on October 30, Hu Heping, Deputy Head of the Publicity Department, stated that the "Decision" adopted by the Fifth Plenary Session proposes that strengthening party spirit is the fundamental task of comprehensive strict party governance, requiring all party members to regard strengthening party spirit as a lifelong project.
2026-10-30
On October 30, the front pages of 12 newspapers, including the People’s Daily, Guangming Daily, Economic Daily, China Youth Daily, Nanfang Daily, and Hubei Daily, were highly identical. All featured the holding of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee in Beijing as the headline, accompanied by the same set of photos of Xi Jinping speaking and a panoramic view of the meeting, along with extensive coverage of the plenary session communique.
2026-10-30
On October 30, Huang Jianfa, Deputy Head of the Organization Department of the CCP Central Committee, stated that the CCP has over 100 million members and more than 5.4 million grassroots party organizations, which is a powerful advantage that no other political party in the world possesses.
2026-10-29
The Fifth Plenary Session of the CCP Central Committee concluded on October 29. The number of attendees was reduced, and the meeting confirmed the expulsion from the Party of 33 high-ranking officials, including Ma Xingrui, Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, and Liu Jianchao.
2026-10-29
The communique of the Fifth Plenary Session was released, and former Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong was expelled from the Party.
2026-10-29
Hu Chunhua appeared in the footage of the closing of the Fifth Plenary Session broadcast by CCTV, with a copy of the Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party placed on the table, sparking outside discussion.
2026-10-29
On October 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee concluded. There were 162 Central Committee members and 117 alternate members in attendance, a significant decrease compared to the previous session. The plenary session elected Zhang Shengmin as a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and promoted only 10 alternate members to full Central Committee members, bypassing civilian officials such as Cong Liang, Ji Lin, and Zhu Hexin, as well as two deputy commanders of the People's Armed Police.
2026-10-29
The Plenary Session confirmed the expulsion of 24 Central Committee members and 8 alternate members from the Party, including former Minister of the International Department Liu Jianchao, former Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong, two former directors of the CMC General Office Zhong Shaojun and Fang Yongxiang, as well as senior executives of military-industrial enterprises such as Yu Jianfeng of CNNC and Yuan Jie of CASIC; Li Yunze was removed from his Party positions but retained his Party membership. The CCDI had not previously disclosed that these individuals were under investigation.
2026-10-29
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee passed the "Decision of the CCP Central Committee on Persistently Advancing Comprehensive Strict Party Governance on Several Major Issues," and decided to convene the 21st National Congress of the CCP in the second half of 2027.
2026-10-16
The 20th issue of Qiushiu magazine, published on October 16, carried an article signed by Xi Jinping, which referred to "major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee" four times throughout, sparking outside speculation about a weakening of power and the return of collective leadership.
2026-10-16
An article reposted by the Guoyan Zhengjing Think Tank under the Development Research Center of the State Council, discussing at length opposition to the personality cult and democratic centralism.
2026-10-16
On October 16, Xi Jinping went to Ulanqab City in Inner Mongolia for an inspection, prompting outside readings ranging from pressure to maintain stability to a focus on data center construction.
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2026-10-15
According to a report by Radio France Internationale, the Chinese Communist Party journal Qiushi published a speech by Xi Jinping titled "Advancing Full and Strict Party Self-Governance with Higher Standards and More Concrete Measures" on October 15, 2026. The speech emphasized the necessity of advancing full and strict party self-governance. Outside analysts believe this move reflects Xi Jinping's concern over the phenomenon of "two-faced people" within the party, as well as his continued focus on political security.
2026-10-13
The website of the CCDI and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Huang Qifan, former deputy secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and mayor, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is undergoing review and investigation.
2026-10-09
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee is scheduled to be held on October 26, facing an agenda that includes filling seats on the Central Military Commission, retroactive approval of personnel appointments, and a decision on comprehensively and strictly governing the Party.
2026-10
Xi Jinping published an article in Qiushi magazine, sending a strong signal of a thorough purge within the Chinese Communist Party.
2026-10
Within two days before the opening of the Fifth Plenary Session, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) replaced the Party secretaries and governors of Hunan, Yunnan, Fujian, Qinghai, Hebei, Jiangxi and other provinces, with a large number of officials who were not Central Committee members or who came from propaganda and discipline inspection systems rising to power.
2026-09-30
The CCP held a large-scale October 1 reception, with black-clad guards densely deployed inside the venue monitoring the attending officials, creating a tense and tightly controlled atmosphere.
2026-09-30
Xi Jinping took his cabinet members to the Monument to the People's Heroes to pay respects.
2026-09-30
According to the material, Li Zuocheng attended the National Day reception on September 30, a rare public appearance for him since stepping down after the 20th National Congress.
2026
A video claims that among the 9 newly filled provincial and ministerial-level party and government positions in the first half of 2026, 5 were given to 'three-non' officials—those who are neither members or alternate members of the CCP Central Committee, nor members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; this statistic cannot be verified in public reports.
2026-09-23
At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, Hu Haifeng, Vice Minister of Civil Affairs, made a rare appearance and spoke highly of the development of the charity sector, which is interpreted as a political signal.
2026-09-22
Xinhua News Agency reported that Hu Changsheng has been appointed Party Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Wu Xiaojun has been transferred to serve as Party Secretary of Gansu Province, and Luo Dongchuan has taken over as Party Secretary of Qinghai Province. Within two days, top leaders of six provinces have been intensively appointed to key positions, indicating that professional technocrats who are not absolute confidants of Xi Jinping are taking on major responsibilities in crucial local roles.
2026-09-22
The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have successively confirmed that under the intervention of elders and economic authorities, China ultimately did not arrange for a delegation of entrepreneurs to accompany the visit to the US, breaking the personal public relations channels.
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2026-09-21
Xinhua News Agency reported that the Political Bureau meeting decided to submit the draft decision on comprehensively and strictly governing the Party to the 5th Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee for deliberation.
2026-09-21
According to the source material, the Politburo on September 21 expelled Ma Xingrui, Wang Lixia and 7 others — 8 Central Committee members in total — from the Party, including Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli; the related disciplinary actions are still pending ratification by the plenary session.
2026-09-17
On September 17, Qingdao hosted the Ocean Cooperation and Development Forum attended by political leaders from more than 60 countries worldwide. Hu Chunhua, representing the Chinese side, took the rostrum to deliver the keynote address, which outside observers interpreted as a signal of an unusual rise in his political visibility.
2026-09-16
Bloomberg revealed that Central Office Director Cai Qi is personally reviewing the list of accompanying business magnates, including BYD's Wang Chuanfu, and has set multiple strict screening criteria.
2026-09-16
The Party Committee of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges held a meeting, openly calling for the resolute eradication of Bi Jingquan's pernicious influence.
2026-09-13
On September 13, the Central Organization Department, together with relevant ministries and commissions, revised the management measures for leaders of schools, research institutions, public hospitals, and the propaganda and cultural system, clarifying that the “two establishments” and the “two safeguards” are the primary political criteria for appointments, and these are integrated throughout the entire process of selection, training, and supervision.
2026-09-13
From last year to mid-September 2026, 13 provincial party committee secretaries-general have taken office, including several officials with backgrounds in energy or finance, sparking external attention regarding personnel changes in local power centers and high-level strategic layouts.
2026-09-13
From September 13 to 16, Hu Chunhua, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), led a CPPCC inspection delegation on a tour of the Shandong Peninsula, as part of his increased public activities in mid-September.
2026-09-11
On September 11, Wang Huning, Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee of the CCP, met with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Angola in Beijing. Wang Dongfeng, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC, who usually accompanies Wang Huning in meetings with foreign guests, was not present, while Hu Chunhua sat on Wang Huning's right and made a public appearance. Related reports also stated that after months of internal maneuvering, the CCP reached a consensus no later than June to adhere to the collective leadership system, and that Xi Jinping may have made compromises due to health reasons or an inability to suppress opposition forces.
2026-09-10
Changan.gov.cn, run by the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, updated its leadership roster on September 10, listing Cai Zhaohui as executive director of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
2026-09-08
In a special feature on the 50th anniversary of Mao Zedong's death, Deutsche Welle quoted commentary stating that Xi Jinping learned lessons of power from the Cultural Revolution and used this as a political consideration for maintaining Mao Zedong's historical status.
2026-09
The CCP Politburo meeting decided, demanding strict control of thought within the party and unifying around Xi Jinping, seen as a major political signal.
2026-09
Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, who were arrested, were announced to be expelled from the Party and the military, and transferred to a military court; this news was released nine months after their arrest.
2026-08-31
Renovation of the Mao Memorial Hall has been completed. Related statements say that the hall as a whole has not been changed, and its name has not been altered either.
2026-08-28
Zhang Youxia was dismissed on August 28.
2026-08-26
On August 26, 2026, the 18th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) decided to remove Zhao Zongqi from his posts as member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and vice director of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee, and to revoke his qualification as a member of the CPPCC National Committee.
2026-08-18
Zhu Rongji's remains were cremated at Babaoshan in Beijing. Xinwen Lianbo broadcast the farewell ceremony, and the official press release and television footage sparked widespread speculation abroad about which retired senior officials attended.
2026-08-18
A farewell ceremony for Zhu Rongji was held at Babaoshan; according to information from outside the Great Firewall, the military used the related events to step up security in Beijing and at the Great Hall of the People.
2026-08-18
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the Great Hall of the People to commemorate the 100th birthday of Jiang Zemin, mentioning reform 16 times.
2026-08-17
A symposium marking the 100th anniversary of Jiang Zemin's birth was held at the Great Hall of the People, with several retired elderly people attending offstage, drawing outside attention to their seating and attendance.
2026-08-17
Wang Qishan, who had not been seen in public for a long time, attended the centenary of Jiang Zemin's birth together with other retired leaders at the vice-national level and above.
2026-08-17
On August 17, 2026, the CCP Central Committee held a meeting at the Great Hall of the People to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jiang Zemin. Xi Jinping attended and delivered a lengthy speech, in which he twice reiterated the official characterization of the 1989 political turmoil while reviewing history.
2026-08-16
Reports claim that Zhu Rongji's memorial service has been canceled, and his remains are scheduled to be cremated on August 18, with flags to be flown at half-mast nationwide and at Chinese embassies abroad on that day. At the time the video was published, the claimed cremation date had not yet arrived.
2026-08-15
A reporter went to Zhu Rongji's ancestral home in Hunan and found dozens of plainclothes police officers and local officials watching over the site, though members of the public still came to lay flowers in tribute.
2026-08-12
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji passed away on August 12 at the age of 98. He served as Premier of the State Council from 1998 to 2003, promoted China's accession to the WTO, and was known for his tough stance on anti-corruption. His death has sparked discussions about the current state of China's politics and economy.
2026-08-11
In August 2026, the CCP Central Committee arranged the broadcast of a biographical documentary to mark the 100th anniversary of Jiang Zemin's birth, and is preparing a high-level commemorative meeting at the Great Hall of the People.
2026-08-09
According to the program, after Zhang Youxia was arrested, the Western Theater Command expressed strong dissatisfaction due to his long-standing relationships with the 13th and 14th Armies.
2026-08-06
The Beijing Municipal Party Committee decided that Zhai Haijie, former head of Xicheng District, would be promoted to Party Secretary of Xicheng District; meanwhile, the name of Chen Xiansen, head of Dongcheng District, appeared in the leadership team of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee.
2026-08-03
The Chinese Communist Party News Network published an article reviewing intra-party struggles involving Zhang Guotao, Wang Ming, Bo Gu and others, and emphasized unity at the end.
2026-08
Xinhua News Agency released the press release and video of the commemoration meeting for the 100th anniversary of Jiang Zemin's birth. The names of any active-duty military generals or representatives from the five theater commands were absent from the official report and the list of attendees, sparking speculation about a complete rift between the military and Xi Jinping.
2026-08
A new report by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (USCC) recommends that the United States develop response strategies in advance to address a potential crisis if Beijing intervenes in the process of selecting the Dalai Lama's successor.
2026-08
Anti-CCP figures, representatives of Taiwan and other ethnic groups, American scholars and lawmakers held a meeting at Capitol Hill in Washington, discussing anti-CCP strategies and issues such as respecting the choices of various ethnic groups and regions after the collapse of the CCP.
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2026-07-31
The Chinese Navy's Task Group 83 has set sail for a visit to Indonesia.
2026-07-30
The CCP Politburo held a meeting and decided to convene the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing in October 2026. The agenda includes the Politburo report, advancing comprehensive strict party governance, analyzing the economic situation, and deploying work for the second half of the year.
2026-07-30
The Politburo held a group study session on the theme of high-quality advancement of national defense and military modernization.
2026-07-30
Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily reports that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee will address personnel issues, including the replacement of Central Committee members and the ratification of the expulsion of fallen high-ranking officials such as Ma Xingrui from the Party.
2026-07-25
As the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party's military approaches, outlying troops have begun moving closer to Beijing, Beijing's defenses have been tightened, and large numbers of military vehicles have appeared and started conducting checkpoint inspections.
2026-07-08
Xi Jinping delivered a speech, Li Qiang presided over the meeting, and all members of the Politburo Standing Committee attended. Outside observers analyzed its political implications through uniform appearances.
2026-07-08
Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee Secretary Xin Changxing went to Taizhou for research on July 8, and the trip was interpreted as sending a political signal to the ancestral hometown of Hu Jintao’s family.
2026-07-06
State media China News Service reported that the Central Military Commission held a collective study session on the 6th, with only Chairman Xi Jinping and Vice Chairman Zhang Shengmin remaining active in their posts.
2026-07-03
On July 3, marking the birthday of the late Li Keqiang, netizens resurfaced a 21-second video from the 2020 COVID-19 commendation conference, showing Li Keqiang issuing a low, dry cough after Xi Jinping misread a character.
2026-07
Wang Huning visited North Korea after Xi Jinping had not traveled abroad for a long time, and the trip was interpreted as the Chinese Communist Party sending a signal to the outside world about the North Korean political model.
2026-07
According to relevant claims, Zhang Youxia has shifted from the stage of being taken into custody to house arrest, is currently recovering from injuries, and the compulsory measures against him have been relatively relaxed.
2026-07
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a draft opinion aimed at rectifying society, which outside observers say is a Cultural Revolution-like campaign launched across society following the intra-Party purge, intended to cleanse society of dissenting views.
2026-07
The central authorities dispatched Hu Fan to the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Organization Department to take over the work of the organization department.
2026-07
The video points out that China has difficulty attracting foreign investment because it lacks the rule of law, democracy, and openness, as investors cannot ensure that their assets are safe in China and worry that the government will arbitrarily seize them. The article stresses that China needs to address not only corruption but, more importantly, the rule of law, because the rule of law is fundamental to providing a sense of security.
2026-07
According to accounts, Xi Jinping did not leave Beijing for about 200 consecutive days and gathered his family in Beijing, with the reason cited as being related to security concerns.
2026-07
After Wang Huning ended his trip to North Korea, the septuagenarian suddenly flew to multiple temples in Tibet to offer condolences and promote ethnic unity, sparking speculation outside about the situation in Tibet and dissatisfaction within the military.
2026-07-01
On July 1, 2026, the CCP Central Committee held a meeting in Beijing marking the 105th anniversary of the Party's founding. In his speech, Xi Jinping mentioned "struggle" eight times, called on the whole Party to strengthen bottom-line thinking and political security, and reiterated its Taiwan policy and the policy of countering interference by external forces.
2026-06-29
Xinhua News Agency has continuously published two articles related to the 13th and 14th National Congresses of the CCP, including affirmations of Deng Xiaoping and related historical lines.
2026-06-28
During Xi Jinping's inspection tour in Shandong, villagers were arranged to put away their phones and applaud with raised hands to show loyalty, presenting a scene of loyalty performance in the style of North Korea.
2026-06-26
On June 26, 2026, a notice from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress announced the termination of the qualifications of 14 National People's Congress deputies, including Politburo member Ma Xingrui.
2026-06-16
Myanmar military government leader Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Beijing for a visit on June 16, following which Xi Jinping remained hidden and did not make a public appearance for as long as 8 days.
2026-06-05
The removal of Chen Xi as President of the Central Party School by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection amid purge operations is seen as a key move to eliminate the core figures of the Fujian faction.
2026-06-05
The CCP Central Committee Party School held the graduation ceremony for the second batch of classes of the spring semester. Official releases showed that Cai Qi has taken over the position of President of the Party School.
2026-06-05
Just twenty days before the graduation ceremony, at what should have been the opening ceremony, Chen Xi still delivered a speech in his capacity as president, only to step down subsequently without any official handover announcement.
2026-05-01
The first US military C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft landed at Beijing Capital International Airport, carrying advance logistics supplies for President Trump's visit, with a total of four C-17s arriving over the following days.
2026-04-03
At the end of March 2026, Ma Xingrui was described by the program as a Politburo member taken to be a sacrificial flag, used to warn other officials.
2026-03-11
People’s Daily reported on the funeral of Song Ping, former Chinese State Councillor, mentioning that Hu Jintao and other comrades went to the hospital to visit him or expressed their condolences.
2026-03-10
A farewell ceremony for Song Ping's remains was held at Babaoshan in Beijing. Xinhua News Agency reported that several senior officials, including the seven members of the Standing Committee, were in attendance; Hu Jintao did not attend.
2026-02-10
On February 10, 2026, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Yi Lianhong was under investigation; on February 26, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress announced the removal of the NPC deputy credentials of military representatives including Li Qiaoming (Army) and Li Wei (Information Support Force), with the qualifications of 19 deputies terminated in total.
2026-01-24
On January 24, 2026, the Ministry of National Defense announced that Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, Chief of the Joint Staff Department, were suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and had been placed under case investigation.
2026-01-24
Reports that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli had run into trouble broke the earlier private pact in Zhongnanhai and triggered subsequent political turmoil.
2026-01-20
After Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were absent from the opening ceremony of the seminar for provincial and ministerial-level officials on January 20, 2026, reports emerged that they had run into trouble. On January 24, the Ministry of National Defense announced that both had been placed under case investigation.
2025-10-20
Under pressure from Zhang Youxia and CCP elders, Xi Jinping officially signed a power-transfer document at the Fourth Plenary Session, agreeing to step down in the Hua Guofeng model, marking the end of the Xi Jinping era.
2025-10
According to overseas self-media accounts, Wang Huning reinterpreted his past statements about Xi Jinping Thought at the Fourth Plenary Session in October 2025; the relevant content has not been officially confirmed.
2025-10
According to information from outside the Great Firewall, some forces that entered Beijing after the September 3 military parade did not withdraw immediately; they only pulled back gradually after the Fourth Plenary Session concluded and the political arrangements were largely settled.
2025-09-30
At the National Day reception on September 30, 2025, the supreme leader took the initiative to announce that the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee would be held the following month and would study the proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan.
2025-07
In July 2025, the Washington-based think tank Project 2049 Institute released the strategic report "China in the Post-Communist Era," assessing the Chinese Communist Party regime's crisis and offering policy recommendations to democratic countries on responding to China's political transition.
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2025-06-30
The Politburo held a meeting to review the "Regulations on the Work of Decision-making and Consultative Bodies of the CCP Central Committee," clarifying that these relevant bodies coordinate major issues but do not replace the functions of individual departments.
2025-05-30
In 2025, the military newspaper continuously published eight commentary articles, involving expressions such as "enfeoffing wives and promoting sons," "loyalty to an individual," and "running a family dynasty."
2025-04-02
The Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee made a rare decision to swap the ministerial positions of Li Ganjie, then head of the Organization Department of the CCP Central Committee, and Shi Taifeng, head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Central Committee.
2025
Official data shows that in 2025, nearly 160,000 people nationwide were disciplined for issues such as "inaction, arbitrary actions, and fraud," a year-on-year increase of 16%.
2024-10-31
On October 31, 2024, the Beijing Municipal Party Committee simultaneously decided that Liu Dongwei would serve as Secretary of the Xicheng District Party Committee, and Zhi Haijie would serve as Deputy Secretary of the Xicheng District Party Committee and be nominated as candidate for district mayor.
2024-07-18
The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee concluded on July 18.
2024
Dong Jun assumed the post of defense minister and delivered a speech at the August 1 reception, but the official communiqué did not list him as a member of the Central Military Commission.
2023-12
Starting at the end of 2023, Liu Yuan wrote to the Central Committee titled "Superfluous Words," publicly advocating for the nationalization of the army and the abolition of following the Party's command.
2023-03-12
The National People's Congress decided to appoint Qin Gang as State Councilor, and Qin Gang has joined the leadership team of the State Council.
2022-10-22
At the closing ceremony of a major CCP meeting, former General Secretary Hu Jintao was escorted out of the venue by security guards in full view of the public, marking the complete bankruptcy of political norms such as inter-generational succession designation.
2022-10-22
At the closing session of the 20th CCP Congress, political successors left by Hu Jintao—including Li Keqiang, Wang Yang, and Hu Chunhua—failed to enter the new Politburo Standing Committee, while Xi Jinping successfully secured his reappointment as General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
2022-10
At the closing session of the CCP's 20th National Congress in October 2022, former General Secretary Hu Jintao was unsteadily escorted out of the venue early, in full view of everyone, drawing widespread attention.
2020-03-12
Ren Zhiqiang disappeared from public view after an article criticizing Xi Jinping.
2020-03-10
Xi Jinping visits Wuhan, signaling that the pandemic has entered political narrative.
2020-03-06
Ren Zhiqiang's article spread across multiple WeChat groups and subsequently reached Twitter and other overseas online platforms.
2018-03-11
On March 11, 2018, the first session of the 13th National People's Congress passed the amendment to the constitutional provisions regarding the terms of office of the President and Vice President, removing the limit that the President and Vice President 'shall not serve more than two consecutive terms.' This amendment was interpreted as potentially paving the way for the leader's long-term rule.
2018-03
Li Zhanshu was elected Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress.
2018
In 2018, China amended its constitution to abolish term limits for the presidency, fundamentally rewriting the power structure in Zhongnanhai with the aim of achieving long-term governance and ensuring the concentration of supreme power.
2017-10-27
The first Politburo meeting after the 19th National Congress adopted relevant regulations requiring Politburo members to submit written performance reports to the CCP Central Committee and the General Secretary annually, further strengthening supreme centralization of power.
2017-10-25
On the closing day of the First Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee, Chen Xi took over the Organization Department of the CCP Central Committee and the Central Party School, breaking the convention that a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau concurrently serves as the president of the Party School.
2017-10
Li Zhanshu entered the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), ranking third.
2016
The Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CCP Central Committee passed relevant documents proposing that one-man rule and patriarchal systems should not be practiced; since then, Xi Jinping's power has further expanded.
2015
From late 2015 to 2016, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League faced reforms, its organizational staffing was streamlined, and its budget was significantly cut, weakening the Youth League faction's ability to cultivate young cadres.
2012-11-15
The First Plenary Session of the 18th CCP Central Committee has concluded. Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan, and Zhang Gaoli have become the new members of the Politburo Standing Committee. Among them, Li Keqiang is the only representative of the Hu Jintao faction, while the Jiang Zemin faction holds the majority.
2012-11-15
After the First Plenary Session of the 18th CCP Central Committee on November 15, 2012, Hu Jintao stepped down as General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, with Xi Jinping succeeding him, becoming the first non-serving-for-life top leader to hand over all of his power in one go.
2012-09-01
Following Ling Plan's departure, Li Zhanshu officially assumed office as the Director of the CCP Central Committee Office on September 1, 2012, stepping into the core power circle of the General Office in advance.
2012-09
After Li Zhanshu took over as director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee in 2012, he defined the office as a "political organ," transferring and demoting in batches the cronies installed by Ling Jihua on the basis of political loyalty, and remade the General Office into an institution answerable only to Xi Jinping.
2012
With Wang Lijun's entry into the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu and the downfall of Bo Xilai, Sima Nan, who had gone to Chongqing to sing red songs and crack down on black, continued to host subsequent activities commemorating Mao Zedong, and distanced himself by separating the person from the line.
2012
During Li Zhanshu's tenure as director of the CCP Central Committee General Office, the General Office successively issued rules targeting retired cadres, requiring that they not hold private gatherings, not make reckless comments about the Central Committee, not interfere in personnel arrangements, and that retired cadres obtain approval from the General Office before leaving Beijing.
2011
In 2011, the Jasmine Revolution broke out in China, and the Hu Jintao administration suppressed it with iron-fisted means.
2010
In 2010, Forbes magazine ranked then CCP Central Committee General Secretary Hu Jintao as the world's most powerful person of the year.
2007-10-22
At the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi Jinping, with a narrow advantage, entered the Politburo Standing Committee along with Li Keqiang, becoming Hu Jintao's successor, while Bo Xilai only made it to the Politburo.
2007-03-24
On March 24, 2007, Xi Jinping was transferred from Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee to Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, succeeding acting municipal Party Committee Secretary Han Zheng after the Chen Liangyu case.
2002-11
In November 2002, the Chinese Communist Party held its 16th National Congress, and Hu Jintao became General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee, but the Standing Committee was expanded from 7 to 9 members, most of whom were from Jiang Zemin's faction, greatly weakening Hu Jintao's political power.
2002-10
In October 2002, Xi Jinping was transferred to serve as Deputy Party Secretary and Acting Governor of Zhejiang Province; in November, he was elected as a member of the CCP Central Committee for the first time at the 16th National Congress, and was promoted to Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province at the end of the month.
2002-05
After Xi Zhongxun passed away, his ashes were placed in the columbarium of the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing in accordance with sub-national-level standards, without an independent mausoleum being built at the time.
1992
At the CCP's 14th National Congress in 1992, Deng Xiaoping named Hu Jintao to enter the Politburo directly and serve as Secretary of the Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee, and also to join the Standing Committee; 49-year-old Hu Jintao was publicly established as the successor to the General Secretary.
1989-04-24
The Beijing Municipal Party Committee, at Deng Xiaoping's behest, reported to the Standing Committee of the Politburo, and put forward the theory of a "black hand in the Central Committee."
1989
In 1989, Zhao Ziyang bluntly told visiting Gorbachev that Deng Xiaoping was the absolute authority ruling from behind the curtain. During the June Fourth period, as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, he was unwilling to order the massacre, and was therefore politically purged.
1987-10-25
The 13th National Congress of the CCP was held, establishing the Party's basic line for the primary stage of socialism.
1987-01-16
Following the ongoing spread of the 1986 student protests, Deng Xiaoping criticized the central leadership for being weak on the ideological and theoretical front, and Hu Yaobang subsequently resigned from his position as General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee.
1983
To cultivate successors, the CCP Organization Department established the Youth Cadre Bureau, which screened a 1,068-member “third tier” list according to the “four requirements” standard, becoming an important basis for cadre promotion.
1982
After being recommended and introduced to Hu Yaobang by Song Ping, Hu Yaobang and Song Ping jointly recommended Hu Jintao to serve as Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Youth League of China Central Committee and Chairman of the All-China Youth Federation. Hu Jintao, about 40 years old, returned to Beijing and was promoted to First Secretary of the Communist Youth League Central Committee within two years.
1981-06-27
The Sixth Plenary Session of the 11th CCP Central Committee was held from June 27 to 29. Hua Guofeng resigned as Chairman of the CCP Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Hu Yaobang succeeded him as Chairman, and Deng Xiaoping took over as Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
1980-02-23
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing through February 29, restoring the Secretariat and electing Hu Yaobang as General Secretary; Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang were additionally elected to the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, and Wang Dongxing and three others resigned.
1980
After the Cultural Revolution, Chen Shunyao, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University, recommended Hu Jintao to her husband Song Ping, and Hu Jintao was promoted from an ordinary technician to secretary of the Communist Youth League Gansu Provincial Committee.
1979-03-30
In March 1979, Deng Xiaoping proposed the Four Cardinal Principles, explicitly rejecting the direction of political democratization reform.
1978-05
On May 11, 1978, Guangming Daily published “Practice Is the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth,” sparking the great debate on the criterion of truth centered on “practice is the sole criterion for testing truth” and the “Two Whatevers,” which became an important controversy in the Chinese Communist Party’s shift in line.
1976-10-06
After Mao Zedong died in September 1976, Hua Guofeng, together with Ye Jianying and others, smashed the Gang of Four on October 6, and was elected Chairman of the CCP Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission that same night; earlier, on April 30, Mao Zedong had written for him: "You handle it, I'm at ease."
1976-10-06
After 1976, Hua Guofeng served simultaneously as Chairman of the CCP Central Committee, Premier of the State Council, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
1976-09-09
On September 9, 1976, Mao Zedong passed away. Newspapers across the country reported his death with black borders and large-scale memorial activities were held. The grassroots society was plunged into an extreme political atmosphere, with the public required to participate in collective mourning. Those with problematic family backgrounds faced severe political suppression during this period.
1972-08-03
Deng Xiaoping again wrote to Mao Zedong, engaging in sycophantic praise and reiterating his guarantee never to reverse verdicts.
1966-07-08
On July 8, 1966, Mao Zedong wrote to Jiang Qing from Wuhan, saying that "great chaos under heaven leads to great order under heaven," and said that such great chaos would come again after seven or eight years.
1958-01
During the 1957 rectification campaign, he was labeled a Rightist for offering opinions, expelled from the Party, removed from his posts, sent down to do manual labor, and went through the Cultural Revolution.
1954-09-20
With the adoption of the May Fourth Constitution in 1954, the National People's Congress replaced the CPPCC as the supreme organ of state power in China.
1949-10-01
On October 1, 1949, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China held its founding ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, and the CCP regime was established.
1938
In 1938, Dimitrov, General Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Communist International, met with Wang Jiaxiang and Ren Bishi, stating that Mao Zedong should be supported as the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. After returning to China the same year, Wang Jiaxiang relayed this message around the time of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee.
1936
In the winter of 1936 and the spring of 1937, Mao Zedong concentrated on studying the Soviet philosophy textbook A Course in Dialectics, edited by Shirokov and Eisenberg.
1926
Jiang Zemin was born in 1926 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu. His father, Jiang Shijun, later served as deputy director of the propaganda department of the Wang Jingwei puppet regime, among other posts.