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

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

20

Xi on China's Economic Challenges and Policy Responses

On February 15, the Communist Party journal Qiushi published an article by Xi Jinping: "Major Issues in Current Economic Work"

Feb 20, 2023

10 min read

Feb

17

Politburo Standing Committee: China's COVID Miracle

The Politburo Standing Committee held a meeting on Thursday, February 16. The outcome of the meeting is a triumphant declaration:

Feb 17, 2023

4 min read

Jan

11

20th Party Congress Report: CN-EN bilingual version

At the Party Congress in October, Xi Jinping delivered the 19th Central Committee’s report to the 20th Party Congress.

Jan 11, 2023

199 min read

Dec

22

Brief #133: Central Economic Work Conference 2022

The 2022 Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing between December 15 and 16. This note is separated into

Dec 22, 2022

36 min read

Dec

09

Brief #132: Politburo meeting: 2023 economic policy

The Politburo met on Tuesday (December 6) to discuss economic policy and anti-corruption work for 2023. See below for a

Dec 9, 2022

8 min read

Nov

11

Brief #130: New COVID Measures

On Friday, November 11, the Chinese government released a package of 20 new policy measures to "optimise" the country's COVID

Nov 11, 2022

4 min read

Nov

11

Brief #129: Politburo Standing Committee meeting on COVID

The Politburo Standing Committee met on Thursday, November 10, to discuss China’s COVID strategy. A translation of the meeting

Nov 11, 2022

6 min read

Oct

17

Report to the 20th Party Congress (full text and translation)

The 20th Party Congress opened in Beijing on Sunday, October 16. Xi Jinping delivered the report to the Congress on

Oct 17, 2022

201 min read