Table of Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Part I The Anti - Corruption Campaign 1
1 The Downfall of Ling Jihua and the New Normal of Chinese Politics 3
2 The Rise and Fall of Xu Caihou, China's Corrupt General 5
3 Guo Boxiong, Jiang Zemin, and the Corruption of the Chinese Military 9
4 Will Zhou Yongkang be Crucified? 13
5 The Trial of Zhou Yongkang and China's Rule of Law 17
6 The Downfall of Su Shulin and its Implications for Chinese Politics 21
7 Who's Your Daddy: Polities and Revenge in China's Anti-Corruption Campaign 25
8 Were China's Corrupt Officials Plotting a Coup? 27
9 A Dilemma for China's Corruption Fighters 31
10 Is China's Anti-Corruption Campaign at Odds with the Rule of Law? 35
11 China's Anti-Corruption Campaign Marches On 39
12 China's National Bureau of Statistics Chief Falls Under Corruption Probe 43
Part II Elite Dynamics 47
13 How to Approach Political Rumors in China 49
14 Three House Rules of the CCP 51
15 How Factionalism in Chinese Politics is Misunderstood 53
16 Deng Liqun's Glorious Departure 55
17 The End of Funeral Politics in China 57
18 China's 2015 NPC Session: The Case of the Missing Presidents 59
19 Is Xi Sending an Ultimatum to Former President Jiang Zemin? 61
20 Three Takeaways from China's Military Parade 65
21 China's Xi Jinping Era Has Begun 67
22 A New Taboo in Chinese Politics 69
23 Who Are China's 'Princelings'? 71
24 Is China's PLA Now Xi's Army? 75
Part III China's Economic Development 79
25 Why is China's Stock Market Crashing? 81
26 Should the World be Worried About China's Economy? 85
27 Will China Repeat Japan's Economic Fate? 89
28 The Truth About China's 'Two-Child Policy' 91
29 Meet the Architect of China's Economic Policies 93
Part IV China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Foreign Affairs 97
30 Could the South China Sea Cause a China-US Military Conflict? 99
31 Is Beijing in Danger of Losing Hong Kong? 103
32 Who is 'Mr.' Xi Jinping? 107
33 Beijing's Advice for Tsai Ing-wen 111
34 Why Did Kim Jong-un's Showcase Band Cancel Their China Show? 115
Part V Rising Political Stars 119
35 The Rise of the 31st Army in Chinese Politics 121
36 Will China have its First Female Politburo Standing Committee Member? 123
37 The Decline of China's Princeling Generals 125
38 China's New Environmental Minister: A Rising Star 129
39 The Rise of a Fujian Clique in Chinese Politics 133
40 What One New CCP Appointment Tells us about Chinese Politics 137
41 The Rise of a New Tsinghua Clique in Chinese Politics 141
42 In China, Xi Jinping's Shaanxi Clique is on the Rise 145
43 Who Will Be Xi's Number Two on China's Central Military Commission? 149
44 Will China's Top Shangri-La Delegate be the Next PLA Navy Chief? 153
45 The Rise of China's Nanjing Military Region 155
46 Xi Jinping's New Generals 157
47 Is This Man China's Next Leader? 161
Part VI China's Future 165
48 In China, Today's Heroes are Tomorrow's Villains 167
49 In China, an Ode to 'Grandpa Xi' 171
50 The Legacy of a Fallen Chinese Politician 175
51 Mao Zedong: Savior or Demon? 179
52 China's Looming Identity Crisis 181
53 The End of CCP Rule and the Collapse of China 183
About the Author 187
Index 189
