How to Read Hu's July 1st Speech?
CMP’s Qian Gang offers his analysis of Hu’s July 1 speech to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Harsh policies harm the Party and nation
A veteran Party newspaper editor argues that the Party must go back to its roots and show real care for the people to avoid disaster.
Is Hu Jintao just buying time?
Hu Jintao’s speech to mark the 90th anniversary of the CCP signaled that these are tense times in the upper ranks of China’s leadership.
Zhou Ruijin May 2011 Quote
These [tensions between the government and the people] are institutional in nature, and what we need is a deepening of political reform, firmly planting the idea of democracy in the minds of officials at all levels . . .
Turning back to "new democracy"?
As the tensions mount within the Party over the direction of reforms, some influential players dust off an old concept, “new democracy.”
Why China's left is up in arms
As China teeters on the edge of major, unavoidable decisions about its future development, the ideological stakes are high.
Rare essay humbles Mao Zedong
Even as dissident voices face growing pressure, one of the rarest acts of independence in decades emerges from a prominent reformist.
Zhang vs. Yang on the China Model
CMP fellow Yang Jisheng squares off against Zhang Weiwei on the China Model.
In Japan, no need for stability preservation
As Japan grapples with catastrophe, some Chinese find important lessons in the building of real and sustainable social stability.
国之命在人心
In a press conference closing the 2011 “two meetings” of the National People’s Congress and People’s Political Consultative Conference — at which the proceedings had largely avoided the issue of political reform — Premier Wen Jiabao (温家宝) again stressed the importance of political reform and creating the conditions for the people to criticize and monitor […]
