China The Chinese Left: Contexts and Strategies October 21, 2016 1 Written by Christopher Connery. Let’s define the “left” broadly as standing against market fundamentalism, against the dominance of finance capital, and as advocating economic and…
China Four Years On: Where is Xi Jinping’s Anti-corruption Drive Headed? September 19, 2016 5 Written by Andrew Wedeman. As the anti-corruption campaign launched by CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping approaches its fourth anniversary, the question ought to be asked:…
Culture and Society Confucianism behind the façade of the Socialist China Dream December 3, 2015 0 Written by Chi Kin Cheung. Since President Xi Jinping pronounced the notion of China Dream, the idea has attracted great attention from China watchers. However, like…
China Unrest in the Southwest: The fight to join the high-speed rail network May 21, 2015 0 Written by Adam Cathcart and Li Wankun. Due to the outbreak of social disobedience and subsequent violent confrontation with police, the spotlight has shone this week on Linshui, a…
China Xi Jinping’s Tiger Hunt March 17, 2014 2 Written by Andrew Hall Wedeman. The Communist Party of China has been grappling with corruption almost from its birth. It has waged major anti-corruption campaigns…
Economy Xi Jinping’s Anti-corruption Campaign and the Third Plenum November 15, 2013 0 Written by Andrew Hall Wedeman. A year ago, Xi Jinping assumed the office of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CCP) in the…
Law and Justice Bo Xilai and the meaning of life September 23, 2013 0 Written by Jackie Sheehan. He still doesn’t get it, does he? The last top CCP figure to be removed from a courtroom shouting defiance was…
Politics Bo Xilai Trial: Do Bad Things Really Lead to Good Outcomes? September 4, 2013 1 Written by Dingping Guo. It is widely believed in China that bad things often lead to good, just as, for example, natural disasters turned out to…
Politics You must remember this: Bo Xilai cared nothing for fair trials in China until he found himself in the dock August 24, 2013 0 Written by Jackie Sheehan. Not since Casablanca’s Captain Renault pronounced himself shocked to discover gambling going on in Rick’s Café Americain has anyone been as…
Politics The Bo Xilai Scandal and China’s Intellectuals November 29, 2012 5 by Giorgio Strafella. Sometimes one is so dazzled by China’s economic performance that one forgets how important ideas and ideology are for the CCP’s claim…
