china, by the late 70s, was an exhausted, i mpoverishedimpover isolated country by the regime whose red china had caused any global relevance. this couple s chinese parents were among the poorest people in the world with fewest options. then came hua guofeng. they had resulted in what the economist jeffrey sachs has called the most successful story in world history. china s economy grew by 10% a year. and the gdp capital has jumped more than 25-fold. with this came a new chinese society, much more open, more
Fordham Law School professor and regular ChinaFile contributor Carl Minzner says we've arrived at “China After the Reform Era,” a development that’s “not entirely bad” but also has a “dark side.” Minzner’s conclusions, excerpted below, come from a recent essay in the Journal of Democracy. The Editors
On March 7, The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by David Shambaugh arguing that “the endgame of Chinese communist rule has now begun.and it has progressed further than many think.” Shambaugh laid out a variety of signs he believes indicate a regime on the cusp of failure. Do you agree with his assessment? Why or why not? The Editors
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is gearing up for its most important political event of the decade. Sometime in the second half of 2022, China’s most senior leaders will assemble at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Maneuvering ahead of the event will dominate political life in China throughout 2022, and the outcomes of the congress will determine the country’s trajectory for years to come.
Feb 23, 2022 // China's phenomenal economic transformation since the 1970's is attributable to the rapprochement reached by Nixon and Mao fifty years ago. In the face of China's recalcitrance on the world stage today, we must relearn lessons from Nixon's approach to China, writes Oxford University's Chris Patten.