1/ As we prepare to leave #Hualien , which is still trembling — seemingly small aftershocks nearly every half hour, or even more frequently — here is our big piece on the quake with Joyu Wang and Chun Han Wong 王春翰

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China's quest to produce an official history of the Qing dynasty falls into limbo, as the ideological tightening under Xi Jinping further sets back the publication of the epic tome already more than a decade overdue. wsj.com/world/china/xi…

After China announced that its premier won't hold the traditional annual news briefing, some users on Chinese social media posted clips from a period drama on Ming founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, in which he said would abolish the post of prime minister. wsj.com/world/china/ch…

Li Qiang “has repositioned the State Council from day one—it’s a political organization subordinate to the Central Committee, and in essence, to Xi,” said Adam Y. Liu at LKYSPP. Thus, “it doesn’t make much sense for the premier to have a separate voice.” wsj.com/world/china/ch…

The Chinese premier's news conference used to be quite a spectacle, especially when Zhu Rongji had the hot seat.
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🚨 #NPC2024 : Full text of Li Qiang's government work report:

- Chinese: npcobserver.com/wp-content/upl…
- English: npcobserver.com/wp-content/upl…

A reminder that the report isn't final and subject to (minor) changes.

In this podcast, Chun Han Wong Chun Han Wong 王春翰, a correspondent for the The Wall Street Journal, discusses how Xi Jinping views leadership, Taiwan and US-China relations. #SOAS

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.ChinaFile talks to The Wall Street Journal reporter Chun Han Wong 王春翰 about his documentation of social, political, and economic change as Xi Jinping consolidated power over Party and country and his recent book, Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future. chinafile.com/reporting-opin…

'What Xi is trying to do is steer China closer to what it professes to be: a socialist state...He thinks China has gone too far in one direction over the last few decades, and wants to recalibrate.' Nick Frisch speaks w/Chun Han Wong 王春翰 on Xi Jinping's aspirations-chinafile.com/reporting-opin…