Our China 2023 outlook contains 36 predictions covering eight categories.
Read moreChina Outlook 2023: China at Historical Crossroads as Crises Surge
China Outlook 2023: China at Historical Crossroads as Crises Surge
Month: December 2022
Politburo says stability is the watchword for economy in 2023; more new Politburo members appointed to new posts
SinoInsight 1 Work and anti-corruption arrangements Dec. 7 Xi Jinping presided over a Politburo meeting to analyze and study economic work in 2023, according to state mouthpiece Xinhua. The meeting also reviewed a work report by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Committee, as well as researched and deployed …
Beijing’s ‘zero-COVID’ dilemma deepens as easing continues; Xi’s eulogy for Jiang disrupts denouncement plans
SinoInsight 1 ‘Zero-COVID’ policy and propaganda Dec. 5 1. Reuters reported that the PRC may announce 10 new measures to ease COVID-19 restrictions as early as Dec. 7, citing sources familiar with the matter. The 10 new measures will supplement the 20 measures that were rolled out in November. Reuters also reported that …
More analysis of Jiang Zemin’s death and related developments
SinoInsight 1 State mouthpiece Xinhua published Jiang Zemin’s funeral committee list (江澤民同志治喪委員會名單) on Nov. 30, the day that Jiang’s death was officially announced. The list contained the names of 688 active and retired national leaders (205) and senior officials from the Party, the government, and the military. Xi Jinping was named as head …
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Early Analysis of Jiang Zemin’s Death and Implications for CCP Factional Struggle
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Read moreEarly Analysis of Jiang Zemin’s Death and Implications for CCP Factional Struggle
Beijing moves cautiously to defuse the ‘blank paper revolution’; early analysis on what Jiang Zemin’s death entails
SinoInsight 1 Spontaneous gatherings held between Nov. 25 to Nov. 28 in many cities and institutes of higher learning across mainland China quickly turned into anti-lockdown and even anti-regime protests as anger over Beijing’s “zero-COVID” policy and the problems it caused boiled over. The gatherings were originally meant to commemorate a lockdown-related fire …