Policy Analysis: Prospects for Chinese Monetary Policy in the Xi Jinping Era
How China’s economic policy is tied to national security concerns.
China Now
China in 2014: Historical and Political Context
China’s struggle to find a development model that adopts western technology while retaining Chinese essence
Legal and Political Reform in China: How to Read the Chinese Leaders’ Mixed Signals?
The progression of China’s “Open Government Information Regulation” from 2002 to 2014
From Moscow to Beijing: Chinese Students Respond to Crises in the Soviet Block, 1956-57
A secret Khrushchev speech in 1956 that exposured Stalin’s cult of personality caused Chinese students to start questioning their own political system and Mao’s reaction
How Information Moves in Chinese Cyberspace
The power of Chinese Social Web in molding public opinion and how the Chinese government manages China’s social media experience
The Rise of Civil society in China
Changes, regulations, and transformation of China’s civil society from subject to citizen.
May 4th to June 4th: Youth and Protest in Modern China
Cause and effect of China’s student protests
The Chinese Communist Party’s Quest for Harmony and Stability in the Midst of Rapid Change
How Chinese Communism has been radically transformed since 1979 under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping.
The Value of Vagueness as the Door to Social Change
Learn how vagueness in the Chinese Constitution allows the government to adjust without losing face or power.
Globalization and the Politics of Market Reform in China
An introduction to the fundamentals of China’s remarkable economic development in the last 35 years.