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Kerry Brown
Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College, London.
Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College, London, and an Associate Fellow at Chatham House, London.
He is the author of The New Emperors (I.B. Tauris, 2014), a book on the leadership of modern China.
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December 01, 2016
New Hopes, Old Fears: China’s 19th Party Congress
By Kerry Brown
The Congress will do far more than determine China’s next leaders. It will decide the fate of the Communist Party itself.
November 22, 2016
Does China Really Want to Lead the World Order?
By Kerry Brown
Despite the alarmist rhetoric we have seen, it is far from clear that this is the case.
November 08, 2016
China and the Problem of Elites
By Kerry Brown
What does China's anti-elitism streak mean for the Communist Party?
October 24, 2016
China's Succession Games
By Kerry Brown
Speculating about China's next leaders distracts from the real issues: the Party's policy debates.
October 10, 2016
A Post-Brexit UK Rapprochement With China? Don't Count On It
By Kerry Brown
London may be forced to turn to Beijing, but China has bigger fish to fry.
September 24, 2016
Xi Jinping as Mao’s Heir? Smashing Chinese Family Dominance
By Kerry Brown
Xi does have one thing in common with Mao Zedong: a desire to eliminate China's reliance on renqing.
August 31, 2016
The Most Dangerous Problem in Asia: China-Japan Relations
By Kerry Brown
China and Japan have a thousand year history of fighting each other. What if that pattern repeats itself?
August 22, 2016
The One Place in Asia China Would Embrace More US Involvement
By Kerry Brown
Beijing would welcome more engagement between the U.S. and North Korea -- and Washington should consider it.
August 09, 2016
Tsai’s Apology Strengthens Taiwan’s Place at Front of Chinese Modernity
By Kerry Brown
Mainland China's ethnic policy could stand to learn a thing or two from Tsai's apology.
July 25, 2016
Why Xi Jinping Might Get on Well With Donald Trump
By Kerry Brown
China's leader, though a "princeling," has more in common with populist figures like Trump than first meets the eye.
July 11, 2016
Britain, Taiwan, and the Question of Sovereignty
By Kerry Brown
The Brexit vote shows how important national sovereignty still is -- an important lesson for Taiwan.
June 25, 2016
What China Thinks About Brexit
By Kerry Brown
Why China tried to quietly warn Britain away from leaving the EU.