The Chief Economist of China’s central bank led a number of officials from the bank in writing a research report predicting that China’s economy will continue to slow down for the rest of 2015.
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Exports Slide Further While Imports Plunge
According to China’s General Administration of Customs, in May, Chinese exports fell for the third consecutive month, while imports plunged to the lowest level in three months. These developments highlight the adverse Chinese domestic economic environment, which may trigger further monetary policy adjustments.
Editor Suspended Due to Personal Remarks on the Internet
On May 28, 2015, Lanzhou Daily, a Communist Party media in the capital of Gansu Province, announced its decision to suspend Editor Zhao Wen and to initiate an investigation against him due to his “inappropriate remarks” made on his own weibo (miniblog). Earlier, Zhao had made remarks in his blog criticizing the police.
CCP Issues Its First Regulations on United Front Work
On May 25, Xinhua announced that the Chinese Communist Party issued the “United Front Work Regulations of the Chinese Communist Party (trial version).” The regulations became effective on May 18, 2015. They are the first ever regulations on managing relations with people who are not members of the Communist Party. The regulations cover relations with individuals and organizations who have social, commercial, or academic influence, both inside and outside China, with the goal of ensuring that these groups are supportive of and useful to the Communist Party rule’s (which is called united front work).
Xi Jinping: Build a Pro-Socialist Contingent Outside of China
Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a three-day meeting in Beijing of the united front work, which closed on May 21, 2015. At the meeting, Xi called for authorities to befriend and recruit more overseas Chinese to build a pro-China and pro-socialist contingent outside of China.
PLA Daily: Chinese Navy Commanders Should Not Act Rashly
On May 19, 2015, right after U.S. Secretary of State Kerry’s visit to China, the People’s Liberation Army Daily issued a commentary stating that Navy commanders should not cause trouble, show signs of weakness, or act rashly.
"Right now and for a long time, actions to maintain sovereignty and maritime rights and interests are highly political and strategic. So are the actions to protect the safety of strategic maritime passage and the safety of overseas Chinese and their interests. How to act in line with the overall situation of national political diplomacy has become a high political and strategic requirement for Navy commanders at all levels. … At all times and under any circumstances, the front-line commander must especially bear in mind and carry out firmly and actively that he must maintain orderly movement including advance and retreat, and must not speak and act carelessly or act rashly, in order to ensure that China’s national strategic intent is reached and achieved.”
Source: People’s Liberation Army Daily reprinted by military.china.com, May 19, 2015 http://military.china.com/important/11132797/20150519/19708389_3.html
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Co-locates with Key Departments
Guangming Daily recently reported on the progress that the Communist Party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) team leaders made after they had been sent, in late March, to co-locate with seven key central Party and government departments. The seven central departments are the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Central United Front Work Department, the National People’s Congress organs, the General Office of the State Council, and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.