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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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June 13, 2016
China’s Greatest Weapon: Chinese Consumers
By Kerry Brown
The case of Lancôme and the politicization of China's vast market.
May 23, 2016
Great Power Blues: Donald Trump, the China Dream, and the Perils of Being Number One
By Kerry Brown
China, be warned: being number one isn't all it's cracked up to be.
May 09, 2016
Modern China’s Revolutionary Dream
By Kerry Brown
The role Xi Jinping envisions for the Chinese Communist Party -- and himself.
April 27, 2016
Does China Really Have a Strategic Vision for the World?
By Kerry Brown
Since the founding of the PRC, China's leaders have often misunderstood both allies and rivals alike.
April 16, 2016
The Cultural Revolution: An Anniversary Steeped in Embarrassment
By Kerry Brown
The 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution will pass in silence if China's leaders have their way.
March 28, 2016
Trump, Mao, and Xi: The Perils of Charisma-Driven Politics
By Kerry Brown
China's painful experiences with personality cults in politics have lessons for two modern-day figures.
March 14, 2016
What Do Chinese Leaders Believe?
By Kerry Brown
Do Chinese leaders truly believe in Communism?
March 01, 2016
Taiwan: The Ultimate Red Line
By Kerry Brown
With China testing boundaries in Hong Kong and the South China Sea, could Taiwan be next?
February 16, 2016
Why Xi Jinping Can't Be a 21st Century Mao Zedong
By Kerry Brown
Chinese society has changed irretrievably from the days of Mao worship. Xi must govern differently.
February 01, 2016
China's Rights Struggle Is No Longer an 'Internal Affair'
By Kerry Brown
"Suddenly the country’s domestic repression has a strong international dimension."
January 20, 2016
The Parallel Universe of Chinese Stock Markets
By Kerry Brown
China understands fundamental concepts like "the market" and "shareholders" far differently than the rest of the world.
January 05, 2016
Why the EU Should Grant China Market Economy Status
By Kerry Brown
Granting China market status is a political decision, not an economic one.