The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers

Richard McGregor, a Financial Times reporter, examines China's Communist Party, its consolidation of power, control over the nation, and trajectory ahead. Over the past three decades, China has experienced remarkable political and economic growth. McGregor argues that a central but largely untold aspect of this transformation has been the Chinese Communist Party's role. He explores how the CCP controls the government, courts, media, and military, and manages corruption allegations against its members internally. Though the Party's decisions carry global significance, the CCP remains highly secretive, resistant to legal constraints, and accountable only to its own internal tribunals. McGregor describes it as the world's primary geopolitical rival to the United States, and notes its tendency toward suspicion of the West.