At China’s Annual Parliament, Hong Kong’s Democratic Voice Is Reduced to Applause – As the NPC opens in Beijing, the city’s delegates perform loyalty rather than representing the people who live there
China’s Two Sessions Explained: What They Are, Who Attends, and Why the World Should Care – Beijing’s annual political theater provides a choreographed display of unity that masks real power struggles and decisions that affect billions
Two Senior CCP Leaders Vanish from China’s Most Watched Political Meeting – The unexplained absences of top military figure Zhang Youxia and Xinjiang party boss Ma Xingrui send a clear signal about ongoing elite purges
Xi’s Purge Accelerates: Three More Generals Ousted Before Two Sessions – A military meltdown at the top of the PLA exposes the rot at the heart of Beijing’s armed forces
China’s Rubber-Stamp Advisory Body Gathers as Two Sessions Begin – The CPPCC annual session opens in Beijing with 2,100 members set to rubber-stamp the Communist Party’s Five-Year Plan — a stage-managed performance that democracy advocates say exposes the lie of Chinese political representation
