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China domestic politics
The 75-Year Quest to Make China Great Again
By Elizabeth Economy
On the surface, there is little that connects Xi Jinping’s PRC to that of Mao and Deng. But a closer examination of Xi’s rejuvenation strategy reveals an enduring set of political and economic principles and a high degree of policy continuity.
What the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Tells Us About the Belt and Road Initiative
By Zenel Garcia and Umer Rahman
The case study of CPEC reveals how provincial officials in China and counterparts abroad are the real drivers for the BRI.
China’s Domestic Politics Are Driving the Belt and Road Initiative
By Zenel Garcia and Phillip Guerreiro
The geopolitical effects of the BRI are incidental; its driving force is found in domestic political imperatives.
Explaining China’s Climate Cop Out
By William Hurst
Domestic factors continue to hold back the implementation of the Chinese government's ambitious climate promises.
Sub-Provincial City Cadres: China’s Leadership Cohort for 2027 and Beyond
By Tristan Kenderdine
Sub-provincial city governance positions are often the last policy-testing ground before promotion to ministerial-level cadre rank, and the possibilities of central leadership positions that this brings.
Chen Quanguo, Architect of Xinjiang Crackdown, Likely to be Rewarded With Central Position in 2022
By Tristan Kenderdine
Xinjiang Party Secretary Chen Quanguo will likely see a promotion at the 2022 Communist Party Congress, perhaps to vice premier.
What Is the CPPCC Anyway?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Your guide to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, just in time for its annual session in Beijing.
Behind Xi Jinping’s Steely Façade, a Leadership Crisis Is Smoldering in China
By Sarah Cook
Recent party purges suggest ebbing confidence in the all-powerful chairman.
How Politically Influential Is China’s Military?
By Christopher K. Colley
Are we seeing the gradual decline of the PLA as a force in formal Chinese politics?
Is China Losing the Opportunity to Lead?
By Robert Dujarric
Domestic developments hinder the emergence of a Chinese Dream with appeal overseas.
Why Does Xi Jinping Care About Being President?
By Shannon Tiezzi
History has proven that title to be all-but-meaningless. So why is it so important for Xi Jinping to keep it?
China's Former Internet Czar Lu Wei: A ‘Shameless,’ ‘Extremely Disloyal,’ ‘Double-faced Man’?
By Charlotte Gao
Lu Wei has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party, dismissed from public office, and publicly shamed by media.
Why General Fang Fenghui Was Purged
By Don Tse
Fang, the former chief of joint staff, has close ties to disgraced top generals who are accused of attempting a coup.
Xi Jinping in 2017: The World's Luckiest Man
By Kerry Brown
Xi Jinping's political dominance owes a great deal to factors completely beyond his control.
The Death of Zhang Yang and China's Military Purge
By Adam Ni
General Zhang’s suicide comes as Xi consolidates his hold over the Chinese military.
The Men Who Will Lead China Into Its ‘New Era’
By Matthias Stepan
How China’s new top personnel will impact policymaking in the next five years.
The 7 Men Who Will Run China
By Bo Zhiyue
What you need to know about the members of the 19th Politburo Standing Committee.
How China's Poorest Province Became a Political Kingmaker
By Tristan Kenderdine
Chen Min'er's promotion once again signals Guizhou's importance as a political proving ground.
The Curious Case of Ideas in Modern Chinese Politics
By Kerry Brown
Ideas and political debates matter in China, probably more than ever.
Many Belts, Many Roads: How China's Provinces Will Tweak a Global Project
By Adrian Raftery
OBOR may be a national-level plan, but the provincial governments will mold the project to suit local needs.
The Experts Speak: What Will US-China Relations Look Like Under Trump?
By Zhang Juan, Huang Nan, Pan Wenjie, and Shannon Tiezzi
U.S. and Chinese experts offer their outlooks on the bilateral relationship in the coming year.
What All of China's New Leaders in 2017 Will Have in Common
By Kerry Brown
As the Party Congress looms, all those elevated will share one thing: loyalty to the center.
What's Behind the Latest Political Reshuffling in Southern China?
By Cal Wong
New hires in Hong Kong and Guangdong hint at the central government's political priorities.
New Hopes, Old Fears: China’s 19th Party Congress
By Kerry Brown
The Congress will do far more than determine China’s next leaders. It will decide the fate of the Communist Party itself.
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