Nie Wenjuan, Deputy Director of Institute of International Relations, China Foreign Affairs University
Apr 29, 2020
An ideological competition has sprung from pandemic, and the space for the two sides to compromise and collaborate has narrowed rapidly. The two countries appear to be entering a lose-lose war in which the entire international community will suffer.
Zhang Monan, Senior Fellow, China Center for International Economic Exchanges
Mar 26, 2020
The world is reeling from the novel coronavirus epidemic. While the epidemic has been effectively contained in China, many other important economies across the world are being hit hard, and humanity has been thrown into crisis mode.
Martin King Whyte, Professor of International Studies and Sociology Emeritus, Harvard University
Apr 24, 2019
China’s household registration system, known as the hukou system, was employed throughout imperial China and used as a caste system under Mao Zedong. Now that China is attempting to rise into the ranks of rich countries, the legacy of this system is a major obstacle.
Zhong Wei, Professor, Beijing Normal University
Apr 02, 2019
China’s 2019 government work report lays out the country’s economic policies to sustain growth and avoid the “middle income trap” that Premier Le Keqiang has warned of. In taking steps next year to realize the “Chinese dream,” three battles will be tough but key: defusing financial risks, effecting targeted poverty alleviation, and achieving pollution control.
Jan 23, 2018
Trust in U.S. institutions has plunged while China saw the biggest trust gains among its own citizens, according to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer,
Cheng Li, Director, John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution
Sep 18, 2017
If many analysts prove correct in their forecasts, China’s military leadership will undergo the largest-ever turnover of military elite in the history of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) at the 19th Party Congress this October.
Cheng Li, Director, John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution
Lucy Xu, Senior Research Assistant, Thornton China Center
Apr 27, 2017
Xi Jinping’s administration has emphasized the promotion of leaders who have worked in China’s poorest and most remote provinces, or “hardship” regions. But not all emerging heavyweights with experience in hardship regions are Xi Jinping’s protégés. In fact, some have strong personal ties to Hu Jintao (胡锦涛) and Li Keqiang (李克强).
Qin Xiaoying, Research Scholar, China Foundation For Int'l and Strategic Studies
Jan 23, 2017
The new system evolving in the anti-corruption campaign will not only integrate the existing supervisory bodies and their functions, but extend the scope of the oversight of the CPC’s discipline watchdog from Party members to all public officials. Pilot programs in three very different regions will provide examples for future reforms.
Qin Xiaoying, Research Scholar, China Foundation For Int'l and Strategic Studies
Nov 24, 2016
Massive corruption involving officials from the nation’s top level to the lowest local governments has not only damaged the image of Chinese officials but also seriously eroded the administrative ability of governments at all levels. The elevation of the president is not a personality cult but a move to preserve China’s ability to govern effectively.
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Sep 14, 2016
The People’s growing financial and political impact around the globe means that what happens in China matters everywhere. Thus, stability and predictability are important virtues. Yes, as Doug Bandow argues, political opacity is necessary as the interests of the Chinese coincide with those of outsiders.