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Xi Jinping
It's Official: Xi Jinping Breaks His Non-Militarization Pledge in the Spratlys
By Ankit Panda
In China's own words, Beijing is now building what it sees as "necessary military facilities" in the South China Sea.
The Global Populist Surge Is More than Just a Western Story—Just Look at Asia
By Devin T. Stewart and Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Populism may be surging in the West, but it's a phenomenon across the Asia-Pacific as well.
Terry Branstad, Xi Jinping's 'Old Friend', to Be Trump's Ambassador to China
By Ankit Panda
What does Trump's selection of the Iowa governor suggest about his planned China policy?
Behind China and Russia's 'Special Relationship'
By Bob Savic
China and Russia's carefully curated relationship is increasingly having a global impact.
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.
Khrushchev’s Fate and China’s Future
By Joseph Torigian
What Xi Jinping can learn from Khrushchev's struggles with reform in the Soviet Union.
What Did Xi Jinping Say to Donald Trump?
By Han Ze
Reading between the lines of the Chinese president's message to his future U.S. counterpart.
China and the Problem of Elites
By Kerry Brown
What does China's anti-elitism streak mean for the Communist Party?
China's 6th Plenum: Why You Should Care
By Ankit Panda
The Diplomat‘s Editor-in-Chief Shannon Tiezzi joins Ankit Panda to discuss Chinese politics after the Sixth Plenum.
Xi Jinping's 'Core Leader' Status Will Help China's Reforms in Coming Years
By Dingding Chen
The title signals political stability for the coming years and is good for China's future reforms.
South China Sea: What Exactly Has Changed At Scarborough Shoal?
By Ankit Panda
Scarborough Shoal remains under the watch of the China Coast Guard, but Philippine fishermen have access once again.