2017/01/10 |
Eating and Drinking in Chinese Officialdom
A look at Xi Jinping's crackdown on political banqueting in China.
2016/12/28 |
Roots and Prospects of Xi’s Cultural Policy
Xi Jinping may soon find out that while censorship and surveillance are relatively easy, China’s "State capacity" when it comes to cultural production has significantly shrunk since 1979.
2016/12/22 |
Why Supervision Committees Spell Danger for Corrupt Officials in China
A new pilot scheme will empower those outside the Chinese communist party to hold bureaucrats accountable.
2016/12/21 |
The Chinese Super League: A Footballing Vanity Project on Steroids
When it comes to the beautiful game, the Chinese demonstrate only that they know the cost of everything, but the value of nothing, writes David Prentice.
2016/12/19 |
The Rise of the Chinese National Security State Under Xi Jinping
Under Xi Jinping, domestic and external security concerns have risen to the top of China's thinking and policy priorities.
2016/12/11 |
China's Party-Military Relations After Xi’s Military Reforms
It is very unlikely that the military’s special status in the PRC constitution and CCP charter will be drastically changed in order to ensure greater oversight by relevant agencies of the party and state.
2016/12/07 |
Propaganda and Progress in China's Military Reforms
China is attempting to resolve a number of issues that remain in terms of military coordination between disparate regions and between military services.
2016/10/26 |
How Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Reduces Local Discretion and Policy Innovation
Xi's 'Tigers and Flies' campaign has negatively impacted both the economy and governance.
2016/10/21 |
World Responds to Xi-Duterte Meeting
Experts and academics weigh in as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ends his China visit with a series of surprising announcements, including a 'separation from the U.S.'
2016/10/19 |
Has Xi Jinping Changed China?
After four years in charge, Xi still has many great challenges to tackle if he is to fulfill this dream.
2016/10/15 |
Xi Jinping: Where Does the Power Come From?
Under Xi, the third phase of power is now underway: control of the grand narratives and stories for Chinese society.
2016/10/08 |
BOOK REVIEW: The People’s Republic of Control
A review of Stein Ringen’s ‘The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century’
2016/10/07 |
INTERVIEW: The ‘Risky Business’ of China’s Extradition Demands on the West
How should Western countries respond to China’s extradition demands?
2016/09/08 |
OP-ED: What Should Follow the Abe-Xi Talks
The two leaders need to keep their word and work to establish the maritime and aerial communication mechanism.
2016/09/05 |
Questions Raised on U.S. Stance on Cross-Strait Relations
The U.S. and China seem to have different explanations regarding Obama’s response on cross-Strait relations during the recent Obama-Xi meeting.
2016/09/02 |
The G20 Summit: Six Things to Watch For
President Xi will use his home-field advantage to ‘tell the world about the China ideology, China’s viewpoint and the China plan.’
2016/08/13 |
Xi Ramps Up Crackdown on Chinese Media – Online and Off
With the CCP’s confidence growing and its control getting ever more assertive, there is no telling just how far President Xi will go.