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Xi Jinping · ChinaFollowing speculation last month that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was facing internal challenges to his power, and that he had experienced a marked decline in prestige in China’s official media, we looked at his performance in the front-page headlines of the official People’s Daily — a fair if imperfect reflection of the prevailing internal consensus. How do things stand now at the close of July?
By our latest front-page count, Xi Jinping’s perfo…Read Article
Xi Jinping Still Strong in the Headlines - China Media Project

Liaoning · LiaoningIn a story that topped headlines and internet chatter in China last week, Dalian Polytechnic University in China’s northern Liaoning province sparked outrage by expelling a 21-year-old female student for appearing in videos posted nearly seven months ago to the Telegram account of a visiting Ukrainian esports player. Videos of the student in the visitor’s hotel room showed nothing sexually explicit, and it was unclear why the videos had become a…Read Article