18th Congress

In the weeks leading up to the 18th Party Congress, Xi Jinping, China’s new Communist Party leader, said that political reform should move forward at a faster pace. Now that Xi has secured the position as China’s new leader, some are of the opinion that he is not as forward thinking as expected.

The outcome of these events had been planned and decided upon inside the Party in advance, of course. The voting was just for show.

Following six self-immolations in two days, thousands of Tibetan students, including school children as young as 7, protested in restive Qinghai Province on Friday, calling on the ruling Chinese Communist Party to grant them equality and the return of the Dalai Lama.

Well known Chinese activist Hu Jia has called on the U.S. government to pay attention to organ harvesting in China, decrying what he described as “demon”-like acts carried out by Chinese security forces.

Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party, according to state media.