Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com President Xi Jinping has surprised party cadres and members by holding a high-profile celebration of the 100th birthday of his late father Xi Zhongxun, a former Politburo member and vice-premier noted for his liberal political views. It is against the Confucianist tradition of humility and propriety to use […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com Former Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai’s alleged conspiracy to usurp Vice President Xi Jinping’s status as heir apparent to the Chinese Communist Party leadership has served to tighten ties between Xi and the current supremo, President Hu Jintao. This has been seen as one of the few “positive […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com That Bo Xilai’s political life was finished was apparent even before this week’s announcement that his membership in the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and Politburo has been suspended. What is not as well known is that the charismatic Chongqing Party secretary’s downfall has dealt a body blow […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com President Hu Jintao has taken advantage of the political woes hitting Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai to put more pressure on the Gang of Princelings, which includes many of the supremo’s rivals. The political fortunes of Bo, 62, arguably China’s most charismatic politician, have nosedived since his key […]