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Kerry Brown

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.

Posts by Kerry Brown
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June 29, 2015

Is China Returning to One-Man Rule?

By Kerry Brown
What happens if Xi Jinping wants to stay in power indefinitely?
June 16, 2015

China and FIFA: Parallel Worlds of Corruption

By Kerry Brown
FIFA and the Chinese Communist Party have handled allegations of top-level corruption quite differently.

June 01, 2015

The US Should Make Sure China's AIIB Succeeds

By Kerry Brown
The AIIB faces three possible fates -- and it's in the United States' interests to make sure it succeeds.

May 18, 2015

Why China Needs to Act on North Korea

By Kerry Brown
The U.S. and China need to act to solve the North Korea problem -- before it's too late.

May 01, 2015

KMT Chairman's Historic Visit to Mainland China

By Kerry Brown
KMT Chairman Eric Chu will visit Beijing this weekend, opening up possibilities for a step forward in cross-strait ties.
April 20, 2015

'Fear and Greed': A Closer Look at Australia's China Policy

By Kerry Brown
What if PM Abbott is right to describe Australia's China policy as based on "fear and greed"?

April 07, 2015

Will Xi's Anti-Corruption Campaign Become an Outright Purge?

By Kerry Brown
Should Xi Jinping target China's vice president, his anti-corruption campaign would be entering uncharted waters.
March 20, 2015

China's Resentment Problem

By Kerry Brown
China's emphasis on national victimhood, especially in relations with Japan, hamstrings its foreign policy.

March 09, 2015

Just How Powerful Is Xi Jinping?

By Kerry Brown
China's leader has all the levers of power, but can he provide results commensurate with his status?

February 23, 2015

What China and North Korea Really Think of Each Other

By Kerry Brown
Though often depicted as inseparable allies, in truth China-North Korea relations are on shaky ground.

February 06, 2015

Xi's Flattery and China's Global Ambitions

By Kerry Brown
China professes deep appreciation and concern for the developing world. It's time to take Beijing at its word.
January 27, 2015

Why 2016 Could Be a Nightmare for China

By Kerry Brown
Presidential elections in the U.S. and Taiwan could end China's period of "strategic opportunity."

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