Apr

26

Brief #144: State Council’s New Organisational Structure

On March 20, the newly-appointed State Council published lists of its constituent departments and state administrations, thereby confirming the organisational

Apr 26, 2023

10 min read

Apr

03

Brief #143: March Politburo Meeting: Education Campaign and Personal Reporting

On March 30, the Politburo convened a meeting, with two outcomes. First, the Politburo launched a thematic education campaign on

Apr 3, 2023

5 min read

Mar

30

Brief #142: Investigation and Research: Mass Line and High Modernism

On March 19, the General Office of the Central Committee released the Work Programme for Vigorous and Extensive Investigation and

Mar 30, 2023

8 min read

Mar

22

Brief #141: Party and State Institutional Reform Plan 2023

On March 16, Xinhua published the Party and State Institutional Reform Plan (党和国家机构改革方案) issued by the Central Committee and the

Mar 22, 2023

6 min read

Mar

20

Brief #140: Two Sessions 2023: Outcomes

China’s annual Two Sessions concluded on March 13. Outcomes included reshuffling leadership for state institutions and approving a plan

Mar 20, 2023

6 min read

Mar

13

Brief #139: State Council Institutional Reform Plan 2023

On March 10, the National People's Congress approved the State Council Institutional Reform Plan (国务院机构改革方案) proposed by the Chinese government.

Mar 13, 2023

12 min read

Mar

07

Brief #138: Government Work Report 2023

On March 5, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the 2023 Government Work Report to the National People's Congress. The Government

Mar 7, 2023

11 min read

Mar

01

Brief #137: 20th Central Committee Second Plenum

The Second Plenum of the Central Committee was held from February 26 to 28. The outcomes of the Plenum are

Mar 1, 2023

25 min read

Feb

22

Brief #136: Politburo Meeting: Second Plenum Announced

The Politburo met on February 21 and announced the Central Committee Second Plenum dates: February 26 to 28. The Politburo

Feb 22, 2023

7 min read

Feb

14

Brief #135: January Politburo Meeting, Asia Power Index

The January Politburo Meeting: A Mystery No Politburo Meeting was publicly reported for January. This is curious for a number

Feb 14, 2023

8 min read