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.
1990
In the 1990s, when Bo Xilai was mayor of Dalian, Xi Jinping made a special visit to learn about city management experience; Bo Xilai shared the trick of “speculative land buying” and predicted that the two would eventually become enemies.
2026-09-24
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Chinese Vice President Han Zheng will travel to New York from September 24 to 26 to attend the General Debate of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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2026-06-08
Xi Jinping, top leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), visited Pyongyang, North Korea, from June 8 to 9, and was welcomed by Kim Jong Un at Kim Il Sung Square.
2026-06-05
CPPCC Chairman Wang Huning, accompanied by United Front Work Department Head Li Ganjie, conducted research in Xinjiang from June 5 to 9, accompanied and coordinated by Xinjiang Party Secretary Chen Xiaojiang.
2026-09-22
The authorities centrally announced personnel adjustments for top leaders in provinces such as Tibet, Gansu, and Qinghai, setting the local defense line ahead of the Fifth Plenary Session.
2026-09-21
On September 21, official announcements stated that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and the military due to serious violations of discipline and law.
2026-09-21
The Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee held a meeting ahead of schedule to completely expel Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from the Party and the military, and transfer them to military procuratorial organs for review and prosecution.
2026-09-21
It was officially announced that Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25, with an itinerary including a tour of the National Archives and attendance at a state dinner.
2026-09-21
On September 21, the CCP Politburo meeting reviewed and approved disciplinary decisions for Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, both of whom were expelled from the Party and the military, and their suspected criminal matters were transferred to the military procuratorial organ for investigation and prosecution.
2026-09-21
According to The Wall Street Journal, Xi Jinping was absent from the BRICS summit banquet due to illness, and Wang Yi attended on his behalf.
2026-09-21
The US Department of State has approved a foreign military sale of air defense systems to Ukraine, including S-300 clone missiles, with a total estimated value of up to $2.68 billion.
2026-09-21
Following Wang Zhongwei's protest in Washington, D.C. against Xi Jinping's visit to the US, his family in China was harassed by the police under the guise of persuasion.
2026-09-20
As of September 20, Xi Jinping has not made a public appearance for seven consecutive days. With his scheduled visit to Maryland's Andrews Air Force Base in the United States approaching in a few days, Xinhua News Agency and major Party media outlets have unusually published no articles regarding US-China friendship or exchanges over the past week, triggering external speculation about Xi Jinping's health and high-level political trends.
2026-09-20
On the final day of the Russian parliamentary elections, the skies over Moscow were hit by a large-scale drone attack. An oil refinery in the Moscow Oblast caught fire, billowing black smoke, and the area near the Kremlin was also affected.
2025
Between late 2025 and early 2026, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were plotted against and confirmed to be taken down. Subsequently, in late August 2026, the National People's Congress explicitly relieved Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli of their positions as deputies to the NPC and members of the Central Military Commission, among other posts, drawing external attention to the rift between the military and the central leadership.
2026-09-17
Dai Yulin, former Deputy Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Liaoning Provincial CPPCC, was announced by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on September 17, 2026, to be undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation, three years after his retirement. During his early tenure in Dalian, he was promoted by Bo Xilai, and subsequently served in the Liaoning officialdom for a long time, becoming entangled in relevant political purge trajectories.
2026-09-13
At 9:00 PM on September 13, 2026, after arriving back in China from India, Xi Jinping was suspected of suffering a sudden stroke or other serious complications and was carried off the plane, sparking widespread speculation and concern regarding his actual health status.
2026-09-13
While attending a meeting in India, Xi Jinping was observed walking with an uneven gait, stumbling, and nodding off multiple times, leading to suspicions of a stroke and sparking serious concerns about his health.
2026-09-12
On September 12, the central government approved the appointment of Li Qiang as a member of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee. On the same day, the former Dalian Municipal Party Secretary, Xiong Maoping, stepped down from his positions as Deputy Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, member of the Provincial Standing Committee, and Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee. Li Qiang previously served as the Mayor of Dalian.
2026-09-05
On the tenth day after the disaster at the Gyirong Port border, Nepalese rescue forces successfully rescued Chinese worker Lu Haitao from a tunnel buried by a mudslide, demonstrating the scale and persistence of local rescue operations.
2026-09
The video points out that Xi Jinping has not appeared in public for four consecutive days (96 hours), sparking speculation about his health and the political situation. Media reports are filled with false information such as "Xi Jinping congratulates," while the absence of his name in official media has intensified outside suspicion. Meanwhile, Cai Qi, who has close ties to Xi, has also not appeared, deepening concerns about Xi's health and suggesting that the CCP regime is like a powder keg; any issues with the top leader could trigger turmoil among various factions.
2026-09
Desmond Shum, author of Red Roulette, published a long article in September 2026, publicly detailing for the first time his interactions, reading groups, and the last meeting with Ling Gu before the accident, while analyzing the impact of the car crash on Chinese politics and Xi Jinping's consolidation of power.
2026-08-30
During the mudslide disaster relief efforts on the China-Nepal border, the Nepali side rescued and transferred 2,697 people on August 30 alone, including 72 Chinese citizens. Nepal subsequently announced a cumulative total of 13,396 people rescued and transferred, with over 25,000 personnel from the army, police, and armed police participating in the rescue. These figures have been used to compare against the lower rescue input and results from the Chinese side.
2026-08-28
On August 28, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued an announcement declaring the removal of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their respective positions.
2026-08
The anchor believes that if Xi Jinping is not dealt with in August, he may step down at the 20th National Congress due to age or political pressure.
2026-08-01
爆料人蒋罔正发布一份密电，称袁家军将出任中共中央办公厅主任，蔡奇将让出该职位，并为儿子铺路。该名单被描述为下个月政治局会议的议题。
2026-08
In late August, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress removed Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their State Central Military Commission positions.
2026-07-31
新华社发布不到六十字的通稿，宣布中共中央决定罗文任河北省委书记，倪岳峰不再担任，另有任用。
2026-07-31
重庆市人大常委会召开会议，任命陈新武为副市长、代理市长。新华社傍晚发稿。
2026-07-31
中央批准唐屹峰任广东省委委员、常委。南方日报和新华网随后转发了此消息。
2026-07-30
爆料人蒋罔正发布一份人事名单，声称是政治局会议的议题，其中包括陈新武任重庆市长，罗文任河北省委书记，刘国洪任自然资源部党委书记，张文彤任自然资源部部长，倪岳峰另有任用。名单中的部分人事任命早于官方官宣。
2026-07-30
自然资源部网站发布任命信息，刘国洪担任党委书记（实为党组书记），时间早于官宣。
2026-07-10
The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Party Group Inspection Work Leading Group held a meeting, with Shi Taifeng serving as the leader and Hu Chunhua as the deputy leader. Observers outside think this may be a pre‑emptive preparation for high‑level personnel arrangements.
2026-07-03
China sent He Wei, Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, to mourn Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei rather than a high-level delegation, reflecting Beijing's strategic adjustment in international relations.
2026-07-03
Wang Yi held a phone call with US Secretary of State Rubio, marking signs of a thaw in China-US relations.
2026-07-03
The Ministry of Commerce announced that China and the US have agreed in principle to lower tariffs on some agricultural products, indicating a easing of economic and trade relations between the two countries.
2026-07-03
China and Europe have finalized plans to hold their second regular economic and trade meeting this autumn, indicating that China-Europe relations are also moving toward normalization.
2026-07-03
Wang Yi will visit four Nordic countries this week to further promote diplomatic relations with Europe.
2026-07-02
Xinhua News Agency released a report on "Xi Jinping's Thought on Party Building." This move has been interpreted as a sign that Xi Jinping's political status has retreated to the second line, and his ideology has been given a definitive conclusion.
2026-07-02
Following the July 1 Party Founding Day, the CCDI's arrest machinery resumed its normal speed, processing five units in a single day—including large state-owned enterprises, water conservancy construction worker organizations, government think tanks, and local people's congresses—demonstrating that the arrest operations are proceeding as planned.
2026-07
The host predicts that July and August will be a critical period for Xi Jinping facing major political challenges, and the verdict of the Zhang Xiaoxia case may become a pivotal turning point, its outcome will affect the life-and-death of Xi Jinping and the red second generation and military second generation.
2026-07-01
The former head of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions has been replaced and succeeded by Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhiyuan. This move is interpreted as a pre-emptive effort by the Senate elders and reformists to control the trade union system in order to prevent grassroots turmoil.
2026-07-01
Du Ling, former vice chairperson of the Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions, is under investigation. This follows closely after the leadership reshuffle at the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, indicating that the trade union system is being purged.
2026-07
The Central Military Commission issued a circular commending outstanding Communist Party members, grassroots party organizations, and outstanding party affairs workers across the army. This move is interpreted as Xi Jinping attempting to win over the military, buy the loyalty of grassroots officers and soldiers, and thereby divide anti-Xi forces.
2026-06-30
The head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) has been changed from Zhang Yuzhuo to Cheng Fubo. Zhang Yuzhuo was considered a protégé of Chen Xi (Xi Jinping's college roommate), and this replacement is seen as Xi Jinping losing control over state-owned enterprise assets.
2026-06-30
According to reports, under pressure from second-generation military and second-generation officials, Xi Jinping has begun to gradually release detained senior military officials, with some already returning to their posts.
2026-06-30
The video mentions that a small plane once flew close to Zhongnanhai, indicating deficiencies in Beijing's air defense, which could be exploited for targeted attacks.
2026-06-26
A meeting of the NPC Standing Committee removed multiple senior officials from their posts in one fell swoop. Most of these high-ranking officials were Xi Jinping's loyal protégés, indicating that the power of the NPC no longer belongs to Xi.
2026-06-26
全国人大常委会一口气终止了15名军队人大代表的资格，其中包括许学强、李凤彪、郭普校三名上将。
2026-06-09
On the same day Xi Jinping returned to Beijing, the US Department of Defense released the revised 1260H blacklist, adding multiple leading Chinese companies such as Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD to the roster.
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2026-06-09
On the same day Xi Jinping returned from his visit to North Korea, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang supervised the oath-taking of 37 newly appointed department heads and delivered a speech, emphasizing seeking truth from facts and acting in accordance with objective laws.
2026-06
Due to the incident of a plane crashing into China Zun in Beijing and the involvement of his son Cai Erjin in the low-altitude economy industry, Cai Qi, who is in charge of capital security, is rumored to have gone into hiding for investigation.
2026-06
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Jiang Hongwei, Deputy Secretary of the Heilongjiang Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission and Deputy Director of the Provincial Supervisory Commission, has fallen from power. This is seen as a key breakthrough by the anti-Xi alliance attempting to pry open old accounts from the period when Li Zhanshu governed Heilongjiang.
2026-06
Host Hu Liren pointed out in the program that Xi Jinping's centralization of power has triggered intense dissatisfaction among party and military leaders, leading to out-of-control diplomacy and the risk of a political reckoning. Major political changes could occur in Beijing in the next two months.
2026-06
After accompanying Xi Jinping to receive Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing, Cai Qi has successively missed important diplomatic events such as receiving Cambodia's Hun Sen and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, triggering external speculation that he has gone missing or lost power.
2026-06
Bian, former Chief Engineer of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Deputy Director of the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, who was responsible for major launch missions including aerospace and the Chang'e lunar exploration project, was arrested recently.
2026-04-01
NPC Vice Chairperson Li Hongzhong's high-profile inspection of the transition work has been interpreted as an announcement to the entire party that the succession process has begun and power is no longer in Xi Jinping's hands.
2026-04-01
Leaks claim that on the very day the transition deployment meeting was held, Hu Chunhua took office as the head of the group liquidating Xi's faction, marking the launch of the succession liquidation procedure.
2026-03-10
宋平遗体告别仪式在北京八宝山举行，新华社报道了包括七常委在内的多位高层到场的情况，胡锦涛未到场。
2026-03-04
中共元老宋平去世，享年109岁。新华社报道了胡锦涛送花圈表示哀悼的消息。
2026-02-05
曾庆红代表退休常委及红二代向习近平提出交权、不再连任等要求。
2026-01-24
Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were officially announced to be investigated for “seriously trampling and undermining the Chairman’s responsibility system of the Central Military Commission”, indicating intense power struggles at the top.
2025-10
四中全会闭幕后，张升民从最后一把交椅晋升为中央军委副主席。
2025
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."
2024
Bo Xilai's son Bo Guagua married the daughter of a hospital family from Yilan, Taiwan in 2024 and publicly pleaded for his parents.
2022-10
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
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.
2018-03
The National People's Congress passed a constitutional amendment abolishing term limits for the president.
2018
Driven and spearheaded by Li Zhanshu, the First Session of the 13th National People's Congress passed the decision to amend the constitution, removing the limit that the president of the PRC could serve no more than two consecutive terms.
2017-10
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
In the list of Standing Committee members announced at the 1st Plenary Session of the 19th CCP Central Committee, Hu Chunhua failed to enter the Standing Committee. Although Li Keqiang and Wang Yang were included, the succession plan laid out by Hu Jintao in 2012 has been significantly compromised.
2017-07
In July 2017, Sun Zhengcai was suddenly investigated and expelled from the CCP. He and Hu Chunhua were once seen as candidates for the sixth-generation leadership; his downfall marked a turning point for the succession plans Hu Jintao had left for himself.
2015
In 2015, former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Guo Boxiong was investigated, further consolidating Xi Jinping's power within the military.
2014
In 2014, former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xu Caihou was investigated, marking the beginning of Xi Jinping's purge of Jiang Zemin's influence in the military.
2013-11-16
Xi Jinping had his last face-to-face meeting with Bo Xilai in Qincheng Prison. The two discussed power struggles and women, with Bo Xilai lamenting his loss.
2012-11-16
On the second day after the conclusion of the First Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee, Hu Jintao stated at an enlarged meeting of the Military Commission that Xi Jinping was a qualified General Secretary and Chairman of the Military Commission. Xi Jinping, in turn, highly praised Hu Jintao for voluntarily stepping down as Chairman of the Military Commission, marking the official completion of the power transition.
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.
2012-10
On the eve of the 18th National Congress, retired party elders expressed strong opposition to Wang Yang and Li Yuanchao, ultimately blocking both from the Standing Committee, which allowed the Jiang Zemin faction to hold a majority of seats at the Standing Committee level.
2012-09
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.
2012-03-18
In the early morning of March 18, 2012, Ling Gu, the only son of Ling Jihua, died in a Ferrari crash near the Baofusi Bridge on Beijing's North Fourth Ring Road. Two young women in the car were severely injured, triggering high-level political maneuvering and intensive news censorship.
2012-03-14
On March 14, 2012, Wen Jiabao delivered a speech at the Two Sessions Chinese and foreign press conference, emphasizing that without political structural reform, economic structural reform cannot succeed, and warning that the tragedy of the Cultural Revolution could happen again.
2012-03
On March 15, 2012, Bo Xilai was dismissed from his post as secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the CCP, and three days later Ling Gu died in a car accident in Beijing. These two incidents became critical turning points in the restructuring of the top leadership power structure of the Chinese Communist Party on the eve of the 18th National Congress.
2012-03
In the spring of 2012, the son of Ling Jihua was involved in a Ferrari crash. The cover-up and aftermath surrounding the accident quickly escalated into a political scandal, causing Ling Jihua to lose his chance to enter the Politburo before the 18th National Congress and leading to his removal from the General Office of the CCP Central Committee.
2012-02-06
Wang Lijun, disguised, fled and broke into the US Consulate in Chengdu, marking the collapse of Bo Xilai's political empire.
2012
On the eve of the 18th National Congress power transition and around the downfall of Bo Xilai, The New York Times published an investigative report revealing that Wen Jiabao's family controlled $2.7 billion in hidden wealth.
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2011-10
US FBI official Sarah submitted an encrypted email to Xi Jinping detailing Wang Lijun's monitoring of calls between central leaders. Upon learning of this, Xi Jinping decided to handle the matter personally.
2007
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.
1992
Deng Xiaoping delivered his southern tour speeches, emphasizing that development is of overriding importance, while reiterating the need to consistently uphold the Four Cardinal Principles and oppose bourgeois liberalization.
1989-05-19
On the eve of the June Fourth (Tiananmen) crackdown, Zhao Ziyang drafted a telegram requesting Wan Li to return to China and convene the NPC Standing Committee to veto the martial law decree. Wen Jiabao, director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee, suppressed the telegram and prevented it from being sent on the grounds that the procedures were not compliant.
1985
In 1985, Wen Jiabao was selected as the Director of the CCP Central Committee General Office, managing core state secrets for eight years and experiencing multiple major political struggles among the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
1979
In the spring of 1979, Xi Jinping and Bo Xilai met by chance in Beijing's Yuanyuan Tan Park. The two recalled their respective difficult experiences, and Bo Xilai even took Xi Jinping to a gathering of princelings.
1968
Wen Jiabao, who graduated with a graduate degree in 1968, was labeled a rightist and sent to a farm in Jiuquan, Gansu for a year of reform-through-labor after speaking out against physical violence at a struggle session.