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China domestic politics
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.
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