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Elizabeth Economy
Jun 1, 202119 min read
China's Climate Strategy
Chinese president Xi Jinping has put forth a set of significant commitments in response to the threat of global climate change. He has...
Minxin Pei
Jun 1, 202118 min read
Threading the Needle: Balancing Security and Development in the 14th Five-Year Plan
Due to the deterioration of China’s external environment in general, and its escalating tensions with the United States in particular,...
Christopher Carothers
Mar 1, 202120 min read
Xi’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: An All-Purpose Governing Tool
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s signature anti-corruption campaign has attracted attention because of its high-profile investigations and...
Minxin Pei
Mar 1, 202118 min read
Grid Management: China’s Latest Institutional Tool of Social Control
The Chinese government began to implement a new form of social control – grid management – about fifteen years ago. On paper, the...
Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Sep 1, 202020 min read
The Saohei Campaign, Protection Umbrellas, and China’s Changing Political-Legal Apparatus
In January 2018 China began a three-year campaign, known as the saohei campaign, to crack down on “underworld forces.” A key emphasis of...
Minxin Pei
Mar 1, 202020 min read
China’s Social Credit System: Genesis, Framework, and Key Provisions
The Chinese government launched an ambitious program to build a social credit system in 2014. During the last six years, the State...
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