China coverage of Hong Kong protests, day two
As CCP leaders celebrate China’s first “Martyr’s Day” (left), state media coverage of the Hong Kong protests remains sparse.
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Xi's missing terms emerge again
Two important Xi Jinping slogans gone for many months came up again in a recent speech. What does it mean?
An Early End to the Masquerade
As China releases a “White Paper” on Hong Kong’s status, Chang Ping writes that the masquerade of “one country, two systems” is over.
CMP fellow Pu Zhiqiang held by police
In an apparent expansion of police powers over the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” lawyer Pu Zhiqiang was detained in Beijing.
The press in China since June 4th
As the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown approaches, Qian Gang reflects on changes in China’s media since that time.
Parsing the “Public Opinion Struggle”
The emergence of the hardline term “public opinion struggle” is a worrying sign, writes CMP director Qian Gang.
The Gavel of Governance
In this cartoon, artist Kuang Biao makes a rich and concise editorial comment on the institutional roots of corruption and the amoral political culture that results.
The uncertain death of “constitutionalism”
The idea of constitutionalism is under attack in China. But by whom? And why? CMP director Qian Gang takes an in-depth look at the controversy brewing over the past four months.
The Party and its promises
Back in the 1940s, the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party talked about democracy, freedom and constitutionalism as matters of urgency. A newly issued CMP book documents the ideas of that time.
China's constitutional debate
China is having a row over constitutionalism versus socialism. But does the opposition make sense?