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Digest: Winter 2023 Issue 78
Welcome to the China Leadership Monitor's Winter 2023 Digest, which provides article summaries for those who have not yet explored our...
Adam Terenyi
Dec 17, 202319 min read

New Leaders in “National” Security after China’s 20th Party Congress
The 20th Party Congress in October 2022, and subsequent National People’s Congress in spring 2023, ushered in a new lineup of leaders...
Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Nov 30, 202319 min read

Who’s Afraid of Chizuko Ueno? The Party’s Ongoing Counteroffensive against Feminism in the Xi Era
The detention of young female activists who participated in the A4 anti-lockdown protests in November 2022 brought renewed attention to...
Patricia Thornton
Nov 30, 202319 min read


How China Responded to its Economic Slowdown in 2023
After its zero-Covid lockdowns led to the worst economic growth in the last three decades, the Chinese government counted on a strong...
Minxin Pei
Nov 30, 202319 min read


Tech War or Phony War? China’s Response to America’s Controls on Semiconductor Fabrication Equipment
This article assesses the effectiveness of the Biden administration’s export controls on semiconductor fabrication (chipmaking) equipment...
Douglas Fuller
Nov 30, 202319 min read


Coercion Cul-de-Sac: Upcoming Taiwan Elections and Beijing’s Broken Cross-Strait Relations Approach
The upcoming Taiwan elections on January 13, 2024 is an important moment to observe what, if any, modifications Beijing might make to its...
Jude Blanchette
Nov 30, 202320 min read


CLM Insights Interview with Zongyuan Zoe Liu
Zongyuan Zoe Liu. Sovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its Global Ambitions. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press: An...
China Leadership Monitor
Nov 30, 20237 min read


CLM Insights Interview with Yasheng Huang
Yasheng Huang. The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might...
China Leadership Monitor
Nov 30, 20236 min read
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