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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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January 13, 2015
President Xi Vs. China's Spies
By Kerry Brown
Xi Jinping has done the unthinkable: targeting China's powerful intelligence-gathering apparatus.
December 30, 2014
How the Cultural Revolution Haunts China's Leaders
By Kerry Brown
Growing up during the Cultural Revolution had a lasting impact on Xi Jinping and his generation of elites.
December 16, 2014
President Xi and China's Future Leaders
By Kerry Brown
Unlike his predecessors, Xi hasn't signaled close personal support for any potential successors. Why?
December 01, 2014
How Hong Kong's Protests Swayed Taiwan's Elections
By Kerry Brown
After watching protests in Hong Kong, Taiwanese are more hesitant about the KMT's policy of warming cross-strait ties.
November 18, 2014
The New Silk Road: China Reclaims Its Crown
By Kerry Brown
China's New Silk Road idea has echoes of the ancient past, where China was the center of the world.
October 20, 2014
How to Save China-UK Relations
By Kerry Brown
It will take more imagination and more passion to unlock the potential of U.K.-China relations.
October 14, 2014
Is China’s Money Enough to Unite Central and Eastern Europe?
By Kerry Brown
China seeks political support through new diplomatic groups. But often its "partners" are only interested in handouts.
September 29, 2014
China's Hopeless Quest for 'Friends' and 'Enemies'
By Kerry Brown
China can no longer easily classify people and political movements as "friends" or "enemies."
September 15, 2014
What Happened to China’s Liberals?
By Kerry Brown
Missteps by the world's democracies have forced China's closeted liberals to lay low.
September 03, 2014
Hong Kong's Struggle for Democracy
By Kerry Brown
Far from being an incubator for future reforms that might be tried on the mainland, Hong Kong is becoming a frozen mausoleum.
August 19, 2014
Why China Can't Innovate
By Kerry Brown
Xi Jinping praises innovation in the abstract, but China's system is not set up to encourage innovation in practice.
August 04, 2014
Why Zhou Yongkang Had to Go
By Kerry Brown
The takedown of Zhou Yongkang was political symbolism tied to China's economic reforms.