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China’s Premier Li Keqiang Bows out as Xi Loyalists Take Reins
March 07, 2023

China’s Premier Li Keqiang Bows out as Xi Loyalists Take Reins

By Associated Press
Once seen as a potential top leader, Li was increasingly sidelined as Xi accumulated ever-greater powers.

Old Faces Dominate China’s ‘New Era’
March 04, 2023

Old Faces Dominate China’s ‘New Era’

By Jarek Grzywacz
With no space for a successor to Xi Jinping, China’s leadership is getting older as generational change slows down.
Where Is China’s Politics Headed in 2023? 
February 09, 2023

Where Is China’s Politics Headed in 2023? 

By Dan Macklin
Beijing continues to face significant uncertainties at home and abroad, as the recent “Balloon-gate” saga demonstrates.

How Xi Jinping Used the CCP Constitution to Cement His Power
January 26, 2023

How Xi Jinping Used the CCP Constitution to Cement His Power

By Jarek Grzywacz
Xi’s eventual successor will face the problem of major revisions to the party constitution – meaning a complicated transition period.

Russia’s Irrational War in Ukraine Should Be a Warning for Predicting China’s Behavior 
January 19, 2023

Russia’s Irrational War in Ukraine Should Be a Warning for Predicting China’s Behavior 

By Jan Švec
Many of the factors that led to Putin’s disastrous decision are also present in China’s authoritarian system.

Why Xi Jinping’s China Will Clamp Down Harder on Domestic Criticism
January 11, 2023

Why Xi Jinping’s China Will Clamp Down Harder on Domestic Criticism

By Corey Lee Bell
The COVID-19 protests took aim at Xi personally – arguably a result of his high-profile moves to exert firm control over all levels of government.

How Beijing Accidentally Ended the Zero COVID Policy
January 07, 2023

How Beijing Accidentally Ended the Zero COVID Policy

By Zhuoran Li
China’s central government aimed to modify the zero COVID policy incrementally following the 20th Party Congress. What went wrong?
Frank Dikotter on How China Changed (and Didn’t) After Mao
January 03, 2023

Frank Dikotter on How China Changed (and Didn’t) After Mao

By Shannon Tiezzi
“Since 1976, changes have been introduced to a rigidly collectivized economy in order to build up socialism, not to abandon it.”

Has Xi Averted a ‘Winter of Discontent’ in China?
December 13, 2022

Has Xi Averted a ‘Winter of Discontent’ in China?

By Dan Macklin
Ending “zero COVID” is Beijing’s best option, but it comes at the worst possible time.

China’s Information Problems Are Only Getting Worse
December 07, 2022

China’s Information Problems Are Only Getting Worse

By Eduardo Jaramillo
Xi’s insistence on personal loyalty risks a climate of sycophancy and rigid unanimity in the ranks of China’s top leaders.

Jiang Zemin Hailed by China’s Top Leaders in Memorial Service
December 06, 2022

Jiang Zemin Hailed by China’s Top Leaders in Memorial Service

By Associated Press
Current Communist Party leader Xi Jinping praised Jiang in an hour-long address at Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
Jiang Zemin’s Mixed Legacy
December 02, 2022

Jiang Zemin’s Mixed Legacy

By Zhiqun Zhu
One can attribute many of China’s current achievements and problems to policies initiated during Jiang’s tenure. 

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