The tragedy of a corrupt civil service
As civil service examinations are underway in China this month, Zhang Ming writes obliquely about how the equation of civil service with economic opportunity points to a backward political culture.
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How to deal with the CCP's "fourth danger"?
Corruption is a real and growing problem for the Chinese Communist Party. But dealing with it openly presents challenges.
Letter to Journalists in China and Hong Kong
The first week of coverage of the Wenzhou train collision brought both victories and setbacks.
People's Daily: We don't want "bloody GDP"
The official People’s Daily ran a piece calling for better “production safety.” “We do not want a GDP that comes with blood,” it said.
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.
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.