China Chinese Politics in Motion March 29, 2017 1 Written by Jonathan Brookfield. Last October, I wrote a short piece outlining three possible scenarios related to Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) succession at the Chinese…
China Introduction to Special Issue on the ‘Two Sessions’ and the 19th NPC. March 27, 2017 0 Written by James Farley. China’s annual ‘Two Sessions’ were held in Beijing on the 3rd of March 2017. These meetings of the National People’s Congress…
Politics Corruption and China’s New Leadership March 21, 2013 0 By Andrew Hall Wedeman. In the run up to China’s once a decade leadership change, the Chinese Communist Party faced renewed pressures to address corruption.…
Politics The Honeymoon now begins to end March 15, 2013 0 By Zhengxu Wang. The new batch of Party leaders is now officially the new cohort of state leaders. At the Lianghui sessions during the last…
Politics The Significance of Three Bows: Wen Jiabao’s final stand March 12, 2013 0 By Jun Zhang. The first session of the 12th National People’s Congress opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5,…
Politics Reflections on China’s 12th NPC March 12, 2013 1 By Lowell Dittmer. Somewhat like Western democracies, the institutionalization of China’s “People’s Democratic Dictatorship” since the advent of “reform and opening” in December 1978 (i.e.…
Politics History and the 12th NPC: A Critical Juncture March 11, 2013 1 By Rana Mitter. When they gathered for the Twelfth National People’s Congress on 5 March, the delegates will have had to reflect on an exciting,…
Politics Stability and People’s Livelihood: The Key Priorities of China’s New Leadership March 8, 2013 1 By Shujie Yao. Carefully reading different commentaries and various official documents, it is possible to identify the top policy priorities of China’s new generation leadership.…
Politics The Real Numbers Behind the NPC March 8, 2013 1 Written by Kerry Brown. Seven, seven and a half, ninety and 100 billion. What do these four figures have in common? They are all part…
Politics China Under New Leadership: Mixed Signals and Mildly Re-assuring Prospects For Internal Stability and International Cooperation March 7, 2013 0 By Allen Carlson. Now that the dust has begun to settle following last fall’s 18th National Party Congress, an event that anointed Xi Jinping as…
