Willy’s Corner
Striving for Balance: Assessing Recent Municipal and Provincial Leadership Changes
Recent personnel changes in major cities and provinces in eastern and central China attest to a new power configuration in the leadership. While remaining in his role as the "core" leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), President and General Secretary Hu Jintao has struck... MORE
Hu’s New Goal: Inspiring the PLA for Victory
Even as China has committed an unprecedented level of resources toward the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), President Hu Jintao has placed an emphasis on raising the “fighting spirit” and strategic ingenuity of the PLA. President Hu has also sought the views of... MORE
Hu’s New Goal: Inspiring the PLA for Victory
Even as China has committed an unprecedented level of resources toward the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), President Hu Jintao has placed an emphasis on raising the “fighting spirit” and strategic ingenuity of the PLA. President Hu has also sought the views of... MORE
STORM CLOUDS OVER BEIDAIHE
They are never reported in the official New China News Agency. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or government spokesmen would not even confirm that the so-called Beidaihe conferences exist. Yet every summer since the 1980s, senior leaders from Beijing and the regions have gathered at a... MORE