Politics
June 2013 Issue | by Min Jie | Central and Local Governments
The Asset of Ambiguity
Blurred boundaries between central and local power are at the root of the disjointed enforcement of central policy in China. The recent “re-interpretation” of housing price regulations in local jurisdictions is a case in point
June 2013 Issue | by Hua Xuan | Laws & Regulations
Permanently Provisional
Many“provisional”regulations hurriedly imposed decades ago remain in force in China. But why?
May 2013 Issue | by Yu Xiaodong | Super Ministries
Who Wins?
As China's protracted leadership transition rounded off, the country's new cabinet announced a major shakeup of government ministries. Will this slimming down of government be enough to break up obstructive special interest groups?
May 2013 Issue | by Min Jie | Party Membership
Trimming the Fat
The Communist Party of China is rolling out various pilot schemes to cut down its bloated membership, but who decides where the axe falls?
April 2013 Issue | by Min Jie | Veto Items
The Power of Appraisal
The widely employed accountability system of “veto items,” which has become dogged by abuses and the widespread shirking of responsibility, has been singled out for attack by political pundits and the public alike
April 2013 Issue | by Zhang Wen | Political Reform
Reform or Repeat?
The new leadership’s initiatives to improve the Party’s public relations have led some to believe that serious political reform may be on the horizon. NewsChina asks a senior member of the Party’s top think-tank whether or not the hype is to be believed
March 2013 Issue | by Wang Yan | Party PR
Public Leaders, Private Lives
Late December, State news agency Xinhua released personal profiles of the seven members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo, a small but unprecedented gesture. The significance, or not, of this unexpected move is now being analyzed across the country
March 2013 Issue | by Yu Xiaodong | Rule of Law
Policing the Police
The recent exposure of widespread human rights violations under the rule of Bo Xilai and Wang Lijun in Chongqing has rekindled discussion of the flaws in China’s political system
March 2013 Issue | by Yu Xiaodong | Rule of Law
Detention in the Detail
Amid widespread exposure of abuses of police power, pledges and measures to promote the rule of law have come under intense public scrutiny
January 2013 Issue | by Yu Xiaodong | Party Congress
People Aspire, Leaders Perspire
With even China’s leading State broadcaster willing to depict confusion and disaffection with the status quo, China’s new generation of leaders must confront the challenges of governing an increasingly self-aware population
January 2013 Issue | by Yu Xiaodong | Party Congress
Ready for Action?
Hope for change ran high during China’s leadership transition, but the Party kept its cards close to its chest
January 2013 Issue | by Min Jie, Li Jia | Provincial Governance
Express Delivery
Focus on the “public good” has been added to the official list of criteria by which China’s local officials are evaluated by their paymasters in Beijing. But can such a concept be quantified as easily as GDP growth?
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