Long Road Ahead for China’s Anti-corruption Drive
The new leadership’s fresh approach to corruption has certainly been a heart-winner. Yet there have also been worries, because Xi and his colleagues still have a very long way to go, one that promises...
View ArticleChina’s Risky Reforms
When it comes to economic reform, China’s leaders no longer believe that time is on their side. With a new sense of urgency, President Xi Jinping and his inner circle are attempting one of the most...
View ArticleXi’s Reform Agenda: Promises and Risks
As President Xi implements his reform agenda, Cheng Li evaluates the fantastic opportunities and potentially enormous risks that lie ahead for the world’s second-largest economy.
View ArticleRegaining Reform Momentum: A Preview of the Upcoming NPC Session
Launched on Monday in Beijing, the 12th National People’s Congress consists of 2200 delegates gathering at the “Great Hall of the Public” in Tiananmen Square. As Minxin Pei explains, this year’s annual...
View ArticleChina’s New Leadership: Balancing Tensions in Foreign Policy
As China’s foreign policy continues to develop, Shi Yinhong compares China’s previous policy priorities under President Hu Jintao with those of the current leadership, under President Xi Jinping, to...
View ArticleThe Xi Jinping Doctrine of Chinese Diplomacy
In order to fully understand the future direction of China’s foreign policy, Zhai Kun analyzes six new concepts put forth by President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, commonly known as the “Xi...
View ArticleXi’s Europe Visit Showing Sincerity for Cooperation
President Xi Jinping’s trip to Europe has illustrated a shift in Chinese foreign policy, as well as a more direct engagement with the European Union. The “EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for...
View ArticleXi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Enters a Crucial Phase
While Xi Jinping’s reform agenda has consisted of two seemingly separate initiatives, Minxin Pei points out that far-reaching economic reforms and an anti-corruption drive are intrinsically linked...
View ArticleFraming China’s National Security
In order to address a growing number of international, regional and domestic issues, China has developed its first Central National Security Commission that highlights eleven areas that are integral to...
View ArticleXi’s Speech A Rallying-Call For National Security
The inauguration of the National Security Council of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee is a logical response to the latest changes in domestic and international conditions, as well as...
View ArticleXi Jinping’s Next Mission: Take on the Corruption Culture
Following the official announcement of Mr. Li Chuncheng’s expulsion from the Communist Party, Minxin Pei applauds Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive and urges China’s new leader to go further by taking...
View ArticleChina’s Great Communicator
What can students of effective communications techniques learn from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Europe?
View ArticleMr. Xi Goes to Seoul
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently made a trip to South Korea to further three objectives, according to Mel Gurtov. Given these three objectives, Gurtov analyzes and discusses their implications....
View ArticleXi’s Seoul Summit Sustains Seoul Ties
Relations between China and South Korea continue to improve. Their two governments have developed a strong economic partnership and managed their security differences over North Korea and other issues...
View ArticleDebunking Misconceptions About Xi Jinping’s Anti-corruption Campaign
The purge of China’s highest-ranking general to be expelled from the party affirms that Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign is the boldest and most serious that China has ever experienced, write...
View ArticleThe BRICS Bank: Now Comes the Hard Part
No sooner had the dust settled from the World Cup than Brazil played host to the five leaders of the BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. An immediate outcome of the...
View ArticleHighlights of Xi’s Journey to Latin America
President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Latin America underscored four aspects of China’s outreach efforts to Latin America. To expand South-South cooperation, to promote multi-polarity, to hedge against...
View ArticleWhy is the US Worried about Xi Jinping’s Latin America Trip?
China’s strengthening cooperation with Latin American countries will benefit regional economic prosperity and development, and is also in the interest of the US, according to Dong Chunling and Sun...
View ArticleDeng Xiaoping’s US Policy Remains Consistent
With August 22, 2014 marking the 110th Anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s birth, Yu Sui reflects on the role this remarkable date plays in China’s foreign policy and how Xi Jinping has carried on Deng’s work.
View ArticleOf Tigers, Flies, Big Fish & Small Potatoes
Curtis S. Chin, former U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, describes how fighting corruption differs in China and the United States while examining Chinese President Xi Jinping’s push to rid...
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