China local governments

Mass mobilization has been key to Beijing’s pandemic strategy, but its continuation is undermining effective governance.

The CCP's approach to pandemic management incentivizes officials to double down on extreme measures without regard for the costs.

Attributing pandemic containment to “Beijing” is both wrong and right – and thus sheds light on China’s central-local governance.

The outbreak revealed long-standing deficiencies inside China’s local administrations, which may pose a threat to the credibility of local governments across the PRC.

Insights from Spencer Cohen.

Local level factors are weighing on China’s reform momentum.

China continues to struggle to wean its state-owned enterprises off their reliance on real estate.

Beijing is rethinking previous reforms that gave local officials final say over environmental protection.

The CCP is focusing on the rule of law because it wants to reign in local officials.

Taking down powerful tigers is the easy part.

While most studies of Chinese social media focus on censorship, Weibo is helping to improve local governance in China.

China is changing the way it evaluates local officials, a sign that it's serious about implementing reforms.