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CCP control in China
Having It Both Ways: Third Plenum Promises Reforms and Doubles Down On Xi’s Grand Vision
By Katja Drinhausen, Max J. Zenglein, and Rebecca Arcesati
The key meeting of the CCP’s Central Committee strengthened Xi and will likely disappoint citizens and the private sector.
China’s Third Plenum: Political Control Drives Economic Reforms
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Benjamin Tsai.
Sara Hsu on China’s Economic Policy Under Xi Jinping
By Shannon Tiezzi
Under Xi, China’s economic approach “has been and is likely to be state-led innovation and development.”
The China Race: Global Competition for Alternative World Orders
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Fei-Ling Wang.
China Should Be Held to Account for Its Companies’ Labor Abuses Abroad
By Qiang Li
The CCP exerts significant control even over notionally private firms operating overseas. Sadly, Chinese citizens’ well-being seems to be the only area that the party does not prioritize.
Why China Doesn’t Have an Opposition Leader Like Navalny
By Yaqiu Wang
The popular Russian opposition leader has died in prison, but even his tragic career would have been impossible in China.
Xi Jinping’s Quest for Self-governance Without Democracy
By Jonghyuk Lee
In the quest to ensure local accountability, elections are out; the “Fengqiao Experience” is in.
‘To the Masses’: Decoding Xi Jinping’s Lunar New Year Visits
By Zhuowen Li
Understanding Xi’s take on a longstanding CCP tradition: visiting ordinary citizens ahead of the holiday season.
Will China Move Toward a ‘War-Driven’ Economy?
By Kung Chan and He Jun
A full pivot to war preparations is unlikely, but China will continue to shift toward a fully centralized economy.
What’s in the New Amendments to China’s State Secrets Law?
By Anushka Saxena
China’s legislature is considering the first changes to the law since 2010.
The Political Aims of ‘Xi Jinping Thought’
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung.
What Is the State of the Chinese State?
By Jamie Horsley
Pronouncements of its demise amid a strengthening of CCP control may be premature.
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