What’s Vladimir Putin’s end game? Other post-Soviet autocrats give a few clues. Timothy Frye - July 2, 2020 Here’s why he will try to stay in power.
What’s in store for Hong Kong? Look at Tibet. Allen Carlson - June 1, 2020 Here’s how Beijing’s promises of autonomy played out on the rooftop of the world
Why Taiwan is watching Hong Kong very closely Shelley Rigger - September 3, 2019 How ‘one country, two systems’ plays out in Hong Kong could factor into Taiwan’s 2020 elections.
Why Maoism still resonates in China today Jeffrey Javed and Iza Ding - May 28, 2019 We found this nostalgia extends even to the Cultural Revolution.
No, China and the U.S. aren’t locked in an ideological battle. Not even close. Jessica Chen Weiss - May 4, 2019 Here are 3 things wrong with imagining we’re in a “clash of civilizations”
Why China’s May Fourth celebrations also bring new concerns for Beijing. James Carter - May 3, 2019 100 years ago, students protesters filled Tiananmen Square.
China is pushing back against Taiwan for these three reasons Ketian Vivian Zhang - April 7, 2019 Here are the latest tensions in China-Taiwan relations — and why the U.S. is in the middle.
The ‘new Cold War’ with China is way overblown. Here’s why. Joshua Shifrinson - February 8, 2019 Is a new Cold War looming — or already present
Will Venezuela’s military back — or abandon — Maduro? Here are the 4 things it will consider. Eva Bellin and David Pion-Berlin - February 1, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83327" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Security forces guard the entrance of
U.S. trade negotiators want to end China’s forced tech transfers. That could backfire. Yu Zhou - January 28, 2019 [caption id="attachment_74894" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Under President Xi Jinping, a program
Three big takeaways from Xi Jinping’s 2019 Taiwan speech Jie Dalei - January 10, 2019 Xi voiced a new sense of urgency for unification — but no timetable.
40 years later, U.S.-China relations are rocky. Or not. Xiaoyu Pu - January 10, 2019 [caption id="attachment_80247" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chinese Premier Deng Xiaoping, right, meets
40 years ago, Deng Xiaoping changed China — and the world Abraham Denmark - December 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81752" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People pose in front of a
Trump and Xi will soon meet. What can political science tell us about current U.S.-China tensions? Cathy Wu - November 30, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80852" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump with Chinese President Xi
What we really know about China’s Reform and Opening Up Joshua Eisenman - November 15, 2018 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="960"] Workers produce medical supplies at a
Did Xi Jinping just become China’s strongman? Not quite. Joseph Wright, Erica Frantz, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor - March 13, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/chinese-president-positioned-to-rule-indefinitely/2018/02/25/fe8eec10-1a58-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_video.html What does it mean that the Chinese Communist Party
Is Xi Jinping now a ‘leader for life,’ like Mao? Jeremy Wallace - February 27, 2018 Here's why this is dangerous.
Xi Jinping just made it clear where China’s foreign policy is headed Rush Doshi - October 25, 2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the country’s 19th Party Congress last
China’s top leaders are meeting. What’s at stake? Bruce Dickson - October 19, 2017 Unlike many authoritarian regimes, where leaders remain in office until
Xi Jinping is ‘putting the house in order.’ Or is China facing destabilizing changes? Juan Wang - May 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58700" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Souvenir plates bearing images of Chinese
China manages capitalism for its own gain. This explains how. Roselyn Hsueh - September 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29824" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] In this 2014, file photo, President
Anti-foreigner propaganda is not spiking in China Iain Johnston - December 2, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18571" align="alignnone" width="620"] (L-R, front) President Obama, Russian President
A hotline to cool Asian crises Robert Pape - April 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9920" align="aligncenter" width="300" special=""] Still from "Dr. Strangelove"[/caption] The
Margaret Thatcher, Her Personality and Politics John Sides - April 8, 2013 We welcome this guest post from Stephen Benedict Dyson. He