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Xi Jinping’s Mixed Economic Record
The economic scorecard for Xi Jinping’s ten years in office is mixed. He opened the economy further to foreign trade and investment. He...
David Dollar
Sep 1, 202222 min read


Xi Jinping’s Political Agenda and Leadership: What do we know from his decade in power
The political agenda of Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first decade in power consisted of three core components: establishing...
Minxin Pei
Sep 1, 202221 min read

Enabling “Patriots” to Be Masters of the Island: Evolution of Xi’s Policy on Taiwan Since 2013
This article examines the evolution of China’s Taiwan policy under Xi Jinping. It argues that there have been four key shifts since...
Bonny Lin
Sep 1, 202219 min read
Summary: CLM-Freeman Chair of CSIS Joint Conference on Xi Jinping's Decade in Power
On September 8, 2022 China Leadership Monitor and the Freeman Chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies held a joint...
Genevieve Collins
Sep 1, 20227 min read


Killing the Dreams, Keeping the Same Regime: Xi’s Ten-Year Struggle to Remake CCP Elite Politics
This essay presents a retrospective examination of China’s elite politics during Xi Jinping’s ten years in power. It focuses on the...
Guoguang Wu
Sep 1, 202217 min read
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