China Xi Jinping and the end of China’s term limits March 1, 2018 3 Written by Simone van Nieuwenhuizen. The 1982 amendments to the constitution of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) indicated that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
China Ruling the Country by Red-letterhead Documents? September 19, 2017 0 Written by George G. Chen and Matthias Stepan. The “intra-Party rules and regulations” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are taking on a preeminent role…
China Party-Military Relations after Xi’s Military Reforms December 8, 2016 0 Written by Arthur Ding. In late 2015, Chinese leader Xi Jinping formally announced his much anticipated military reforms. It is said to be the largest…
China Open Government in China: Bound to Improve, Within Bounds. November 11, 2016 0 Written by Jessica Batke,* Julia Breuer, and Matthias Stepan. From remarks by the Premier to new guidelines for open government, we’ve been hearing a lot…
China Mao, Zhao and some “what ifs?” September 7, 2016 0 Written by Jeffrey Wasserstrom. I am always interested in counterfactual and other sorts of “what if” forays into speculation. I have often played the “what would…
China China: (not) talking about a revolution May 17, 2016 0 Written by Mark Beeson. Fifty years ago on May 16 the Cultural Revolution began. Don’t expect this event to be given much attention in China…
China Soft Power on the Defensive: The Contradictions of Chinese Foreign Policy March 23, 2016 0 Written by James F. Paradise. China’s soft power offensive has not been fully effective. One reason is that many outsiders find it difficult to buy…
China Confusing Public Diplomacy and Soft Power March 10, 2016 0 Written by Barry Buzan. There is little doubt that in relation to its size, wealth, and culture, China underperforms in the area of soft power,…
China China, Soft Power, and the Politics of Attraction March 3, 2016 0 Written by Todd H. Hall. Possibly no concept to emerge from the field of international relations in the past several decades has been quite as influential within policymaking…
China The true nature of Xi Jinping’s power February 25, 2016 2 Written by Kerry Brown. The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein was fond of using a simple drawing of what he called a `duck-rabbit’. From one angle, it…
