Zhang Chunjiang, a former Chinese Communist Party official, former deputy chairman of China Mobile Ltd., former deputy director of the Liaoning Provincial Postal Administration and former chairman of China Netcom Ltd., was convicted of taking bribes. The sum of the bribes was estimated to have been at least 7 million yuan (the U.S. equivalent being slightly over $1 million)...

July 1st marks the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CCP or CPC) founded by Mao Zedong and other forerunners in Shanghai. Celebrations and galas were abound in multiple cities and regions to commemorate the event-date. Beijing in particular saw to bright festivals and cultural displays that focused on the “golden” days of Mao Zedong. In the...

Introduction  The previous post on the New Cold War enunciated the dynamics of recent developments in the region with regional and global ramifications. This post elaborates upon the reasons for this shift in Chinese foreign policy towards belligerence and how PLA is playing a major role in shaping this foreign policy of China.  China’s recent belligerence in its...