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Minxin Pei
Minxin Pei is the Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and a non-resident senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
His research has been published in Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, The National Interest, Modern China, China Quarterly, Journal of Democracy and many edited books and his op-eds have appeared in the Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek International, and International Herald Tribune, and other major newspapers.
November 28, 2011
Is it China’s Turn to Pivot?
The U.S. ambushed and isolated China at the East Asia summit. If China wants to recover it needs to manage its competition with the United States – and not scare its neighbors.
November 03, 2011
Swimming Naked in China
With the Chinese government tightening credit, the massive leakage from the formal banking sector into the ‘shadow system’ ultimately risks sinking the country’s financial system.
October 12, 2011
Clinton’s Sweet & Sour China Soup
Hillary Clinton’s new essay on the US role in Asia makes clear the United States is there to stay. There’s little China can do about it.
September 27, 2011
China’s Dictator Complex
Chinese policymakers are often assumed to be the archetypal practitioners of realpolitik. But their coddling of dictators is counter-productive.
September 09, 2011
China Fears 'Toxic' Rumours
The Communist Party’s crackdown on ‘toxic’ Internet rumours is misguided. The tighter it squeezes freedom, the more credibility slips through its hands.
August 20, 2011
China’s Summer of Discontent
The Chinese public’s tolerance for the government’s high-speed, low-quality growth strategy is wearing thin. Can China’s leaders avert a political crash?
July 31, 2011
China’s $2 Trillion Hole
The US debt negotiation ceilings are going to the wire. China, the biggest holder of Treasury debt, is watching on helplessly as it gets taken to the financial cleaners.
July 21, 2011
Chinese Foreign Policy After Hu
Will the upcoming change in Chinese leadership prompt a dramatic shift in China’s foreign policy? History suggests it could.
July 05, 2011
China’s Ticking Debt Bomb
China appeared to weather the global economic downturn better than most. But massive local government debt could bring growth to a screeching halt.
June 12, 2011
How China Can Avoid Next Conflict
The latest spat between China and Vietnam looks dangerously close to escalating. China needs to take the lead in finding a solution.
May 23, 2011
Why China’s Leaders Fear Inflation
With the Communist Party leadership transition coming next year, China’s leaders are nervous about anything that could stoke instability.
April 28, 2011
Why China’s Crackdown is Selective
The Chinese government may be cracking down hard on dissent. But some protesters are treated more gently than others, argues Minxin Pei.