politburo

Senior Chinese General Goes Missing

Gen. He Weidong, one of China’s highest-ranking military officers, missed the latest in a string of important meetings on Friday. The general has not been seen in public since March 5.

He Weidong (R), second-ranked vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC),

Chinese Communist Party Finalizes Politburo Stuffed with Xi Jinping ‘Minions’

Dictator Xi Jinping officially secured his expected third term as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of its Central Military Commission on Sunday. Xi enters these unprecedented additional years of power with a Politburo stuffed full of his loyal “minions,” as former student protest leader Wang Dan put it to Radio Free Asia (RFA) on Sunday.

New members of the Politburo Standing Committee, front to back, President Xi Jinping, Li Q

Pollak: The Soviet Model of the Biden Administration

Joe Biden has accepted the Soviet model — the ceremonial head of state in office; the masses embroiled in constant revolution in the streets; the commissars behind the scenes issuing threats and quietly suppressing criticism and opposition.

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak during