China Enshrines ‘Xi Jinping Thought.’ What Does That Mean?
Restoring China to greatness is a central message of “Xi Jinping Thought,” and a goal that has already guided policies to build up the military.
Books
04.25.17
China’s Hegemony
Many have viewed the tribute system as China’s tool for projecting its power and influence in East Asia, treating other actors as passive recipients of Chinese domination. China's Hegemony sheds new light on this system and shows that the international order of Asia’s past was not as Sinocentric as conventional wisdom suggests. Instead, throughout the early modern period, Chinese hegemony was accepted, defied, and challenged by its East Asian neighbors at different times, depending on these leaders’ strategies for legitimacy among their populations.
Environment
05.13.16
Why China's Nuclear Exports May Struggle to Find a Market
from chinadialogueChina’s nuclear power industry has eyed up a big push to export its technologies as countries around the world...
1 Month Later: What Are the Long-Term Implications of Xi's U.S. Trip?
While political and security matters dominated headlines, Xi’s U.S. trip was actually driven by economics.
Is Xi Jinping Living up to the Legacy of China’s Greatest Modern Reformer?
The parade is a crowning ceremony to justify a leader’s power, meant to demonstrate national unity.
Features
09.02.15
Parading the People’s Republic
from China Heritage QuarterlyIn light of the September 3, 2015, mega military parade held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing both to mark the seventieth anniversary of the end of Second Sino-Japanese War in 1945 and to acclaim the achievements of Xi Jinping, China’s Chairman...
Xi Jinping Forever
Is China’s increasingly powerful president angling to break tradition and extend his rule indefinitely?
The Pacific Power Index
The world's most important relationship isn't the superpower showdown most analysts would have you believe. It’s a constantly shifting, symbiotic relationship shaped by millions of people, not just officials in Washington and Beijing.
China to Ban Extralegal Administration with Power List
The new policy hopes to curb problems in administration and law enforcement such as failure in strictly observing or enforcing the law, putting their power above law, bending law for personal gains and power-for-money trades, Xi Jinping said.