China Celebrates 100 Years of the CCP

Advertisement On July 1, 2021, China celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The fete was as grand as one might imagine, featuring a mass rally, complete with a military flyover and plenty of flag-waving and patriotic songs. From an analytical perspective, the capstone was the lengthy speech given by Xi Jinping from the top of Tiananmen Gate – the same gate when Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949. Xi’s speech was heavy on emphasizing…

China’s next aircraft-carrier will be its biggest

Jul 1st 2021 JIANGNAN SHIPYARD lies on an alluvial island at the mouth of the Yangzi river. It has grown rapidly since it moved there from nearby Shanghai in 2009, churning out destroyers, icebreakers and landing craft for the Chinese navy. The jewel in its crown is under construction. China is saying little about it, but satellite imagery reveals a near-complete flight deck in a corner of the yard where, less than 15 years ago, there was only farmland. Listen to this story Your browser does not support the <audio>…