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Council on Foreign Relations

Xi’s personalized rule risks eroding Party politics

July 1, 2025November 29, 2023 by Carl Minzner

Delay in the annual plenum suggests China’s reform-era institutions have taken a hit

Categories Inside China Tags 29th Central Committee, Communist Party of China, Council on Foreign Relations, Maoist Rule, News, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Grappling with rising tension between the US and China

November 27, 2023November 10, 2023 by Ian Johnson

Talks between Biden and Xi at the APEC Summit could put a range of issues on a firmer footing

Categories Commentary Tags APEC Summit, China, Council on Foreign Relations, Key Talks, Leader Xi Jinping, News, President Joe Biden, The Long Read Leave a comment

How China’s Li Keqiang was left out in the cold

November 6, 2023October 27, 2023 by Ian Johnson

His sudden death could be used as a way to criticize his former boss Xi Jinping

Categories Obituary Tags China's Leadership, Communist Party of China, Council on Foreign Relations, News, Premier Li Keqiang, President Xi Jinping, Social Media, Splash, The Long Read Leave a comment

China’s next move on a long and changing Road

December 7, 2023October 19, 2023 by David Sacks

Beijing still has support in the Global South and will use that to boost China’s geopolitical ambitions

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, Belt and Road Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations, Global South, News, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Why the Communist Party’s legitimacy is on the line

October 2, 2023September 19, 2023 by Benn Steil Elisabeth Harding

Reviving a flagging economy is of great political importance as youth unemployment spirals

Categories Economic Risks Tags China, College Graduates, Communist Party, Council on Foreign Relations, Flagging Economy, News, Rising Youth Unemployment, The Long Read Leave a comment

Beijing tightens its Belt as Washington moves in

December 7, 2023September 15, 2023 by David Sacks

The US aims to counter China’s signature foreign policy strategy spearheaded by the Belt and Road Initiative

Categories Analysis Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, Chinese Leader Xi Jinping, Council on Foreign Relations, News, President Joe Biden, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Taiwan must bulk up defense spending to combat China

September 18, 2023September 1, 2023 by David Sacks

Preparing for a war in the Taiwan Strait has been the People’s Liberation Army’s top priority

Categories Deep Dive Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, Defense Spending, National People’s Congress, News, PLA, Taiwan, The Long Read Leave a comment

How to solve the ‘made in China’ economic crisis 

September 4, 2023August 23, 2023 by Richard Haass

Beijing must choose between staying the course, changing course or changing the conversation

Categories Commentary Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, Economic Challenges, Intellectual Property, News, Political Liberalization, Taiwan Invasion Leave a comment

Is this the end of the road for Italy’s China gambit? 

August 21, 2023August 11, 2023 by David Sacks

Rome’s signals to exit the BRI should be seen in the light of the ‘new geopolitical reality facing Europe’ 

Categories Analysis Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, EU Risks, Geopolitical Tension, Italy, News, President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, The Long Read Leave a comment

Xi has suffered yet ‘another embarrassing setback’

August 3, 2023August 2, 2023 by Ian Johnson

His judgment at the top of the Party has again been called into question after the Qin Gang fiasco

Categories Commentary Tags Communist Party of China, Council on Foreign Relations, News, President Xi Jinping, Qin Gang, Zero-Covid Policy Leave a comment
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