I recently asked my Chinese friends how they thought Chairman Mao would react if he was suddenly brought back to life in the 21st century. “Not happy” and “Disappointed” were the most common answers that I received; I was not surprised by such responses. After all, it is difficult to find very many reasons to label China as communist these days. The ruling party in China still calls itself communist. The international media still likes to refer to China as a communist giant. But where is communism still manifested in China today?

The Politburo should get tough, domestic pressure groups are bad, and other thoughts by the European Chamber of Commerce in China

The nine-member Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) is generally considered the pinnacle of power in the PRC. (One could argue, however, that the Central Military Commission, which controls the PLA, is nearly as important). So who are the current members of the Politburo Standing Committee?