Is China on The Road to Total Dictatorship?

The ruling Chinese Communist Party has seen two major political events so far this year. The first was the establishment of President Xi Jinping as "the core of the party leadership," and the second was the publication of some of Xi's speeches, originally made only to a limited audience within the party. These two actions are interrelated, and complement each other. They lay the foundations for the direction Chinese politics will take in 2016. Read more