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David Gitter
David Gitter is the founder and president of the Center for Advanced China Research (CACR).
David Gitter is the founder and president of the Center for Advanced China Research (CACR), which specializes in research and analysis of authoritative open source Chinese language materials.
Prior to founding CACR, he worked in various analytical capacities in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, including the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSDP), and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), focusing on Chinese foreign policy and broader Asian security issues.
Gitter received his MA in Asian Studies from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He has lived, worked, and studied in Beijing, China and has working proficiency in Mandarin.
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May 01, 2022
Can the US Deter a Taiwan Invasion?
By David Gitter
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August 17, 2018
China’s ‘New Type of Party System’: A ‘Multiparty’ System for Foreign Consumption?
By Julia Bowie and Nathanael Callan
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February 27, 2018
Xi Jinping's Latest Power Move, in Context
By David Gitter
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December 09, 2017
The CCP Plants the China Dream Abroad
By David Gitter
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November 04, 2017
Pseudonyms with Chinese Characteristics: An Authoritative Resource for China Watchers
By David Gitter and Leah Fang
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October 28, 2017
China Sells Socialism to the Developing World
By David Gitter
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October 24, 2017
How Effective Is CCP Propaganda?
By David Gitter
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October 06, 2017
The Chinese Communist Party: Candid and Transparent?
By David Gitter
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December 29, 2016
US-China Frictions in Film: Hollywood With Chinese Characteristics
By David Gitter and Elsa Kania
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October 01, 2016
How Beijing Uses People-to-People Ties as Leverage Over Taiwan
By David Gitter and Elsa Kania
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August 08, 2016
The Chinese Communist Party International Department: Overlooked yet Ever Present
By David Gitter and Leah Fang
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