One of the hallmarks of Xi Jinping’s leadership has been a centralization of power across a whole range of areas of domestic politics. This week, the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership meets in Beijing for the sixth plenary session of its 18th Party Congress, a meeting where the focus, according to Chinese state media, will be on managing internal Party discipline.
In recent years, the growing reach of the Chinese Communist Party’s (C.C.P.’s) political influence abroad has prompted numerous countries to reappraise their engagement with China. Optimism about Chinese convergence with international norms has been replaced with concerns over C.C.P. influence strategies in the wider world. As the pendulum swings from naivety to vigilance,
A month into the coronavirus epidemic that has swept across China, the details of the Chinese government’s political and administrative response remain highly ambiguous. What has been unmistakable, however, is the volume and intensity of social anxiety, much of which has been channeled into open skepticism of governmental activity. Even a cursory glance at Weibo will reveal an
London-based NGO The Democracy Forum (TDF) at a virtual panel discussed China goal of controlling the world by the mid-21st century, titled Cold war or confr
London-based NGO The Democracy Forum (TDF) at a virtual panel discussed China goal of controlling the world by the mid-21st century, titled Cold war or confr