Xu Keyue and Wang Qi for Global Times May 25, 2019
Beijing. The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee recently released "comprehensive and detailed" regulations over the education and management of all Party members, including digital administration, management of Party membership, and management and education of mobile Party members. The regulations state that the Party membership of those...more
Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping said that "we are on a new Long March now" during his inspection tour of Jiangxi Province this week and encouraged people to gain strength from the spirit of the Long March to overcome difficulties and obstacles, China's state media outlets reported on...more
Led by the Communist Party of China (CPC), China realized rapid growth as its political system came under the spotlight of other countries. View from abroad, especially those of the West, have in turn affected many Chinese people. So I'd like to share some of my views about...more
Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping said the May Fourth Movement's patriotism is the core spirit of the milestone event in 1919 which ought to be continuously pursued by all Chinese people. The May Fourth Movement, with its mighty force, inspired the ambition and confidence of the Chinese people...more
Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory letter to the Belt and Road News Network (BRNN) First Council Meeting, expecting the platform to further boost people-to-people exchanges and promote the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to provide more substantial results for the people. The meeting,...more
My mother is an old-fashioned middle aged woman with little interest in new technology. Smartphones to her are virtually no different from the older devices. For her, the instrument is only a tool for making calls and sending messages. But astonishingly, the recent two months have seen her...more
Beijing. Southwest China's Sichuan Province will implement a points-based system to manage all members and probationary members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 117 organs under the provincial government, the Sichuan Online reported Monday. CPC members in Sichuan will be scored every month, and the points...more
Beijing. Many Chinese netizens said they are amazed by the rich content on the Xuexiqiangguo app, which literally means "Learning builds a strong country," noting the app is more informative and entertaining than merely serving as a channel to teach Party theory to members of the Communist Party of...more
The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee revised its regulations on the selection and appointment of Party and government officials for the first time in five years, a move that experts say is aimed at building a more scientific and flexible system to help the CPC select...more
Beijing. Universities across China have positively responded to remarks made by President Xi Jinping at a Monday symposium in Beijing, where he stressed efforts to implement the Party's education policy and the kind of ideological education the country needs and should promote. Efforts should be made to foster...more
GT: How should we understand China's democratic politics from the perspective of the two sessions? What are the differences between Chinese and Western democracy? Crook: Here in Beijing we're in the midst of the two sessions, a few thousand people deliberating on matters of great importance, affecting the...more
Exhausted by red tape and "formality for formality's sake"? Tired of shouting slogans and writing meaningless reports? For China's grassroots officials, a "gift pack" sent to them on Monday night might mean an end to these headaches. Listing a series of measures, the General Office of the Communist...more
Beijing. The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) will open its second annual session on Tuesday and the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee has already kicked off its annual meeting on Sunday. Every aspect of China's major policies will be discussed during the two sessions,...more
Li Rui, former deputy head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, died in Beijing on Saturday. His death grabbed the headlines in many Western media outlets. A report by The New York Times called Li "standard-bearer for liberal values in China."...more
Beijing. Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to release a trial regulation on the supervision of military training, the first of its kind in the country. A military expert said the move provides a systemic guarantee. The regulation, which takes effect on...more