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CCP control in China

Online Dissent in China Doesn’t Mean Xi Jinping Is on His Way Out
By Yujing Shentu
Don’t be fooled by viral posts. The CCP allows and even encourages certain forms of online dissent – all part of its digital authoritarianism.

China and the Tragedy of Leninist One-Party Politics
By Perry Johansson
The CCP is pulled between the opposing fears of factionalism and one-man rule – both of which stem from the inherent features of a Leninist system like China’s.

China Abandoned Its Old Norms, But Failed to Craft a Replacement
By Ma Junjie
From “crossing the river by feeling the stones” to wandering without a map, China’s governance logic is lost in transition.

China’s First Law to Promote Private Enterprise: What Does It Mean?
By Catherine Tai and Andrew Wilson
China’s new private enterprise law promotes fair competition and equal treatment, yet also signals that private enterprise is welcome only as long as it serves the Communist Party’s broader political objectives.

China’s 2025 National Security White Paper: ‘Holistic Security’ Amid Rising Global Tensions
By Sanoop Sajan Koshy
“National Security in the New Era” will see the CCP expanding its “absolute” leadership over a wide variety of domains.

How the CCP Is Reshaping Religious Order in China
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Julie Yu-wen Chen.

Amid Panama Port Sale, China Demands Patriotism From Its Private Sector
By Chauncey Jung
The Chinese government frequently demands that businesses prove their political loyalty – even at the cost of their own financial interests.

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.
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