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Xi’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: An All-Purpose Governing Tool
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s signature anti-corruption campaign has attracted attention because of its high-profile investigations and...
Christopher Carothers
Mar 1, 202120 min read


Grid Management: China’s Latest Institutional Tool of Social Control
The Chinese government began to implement a new form of social control – grid management – about fifteen years ago. On paper, the...
Minxin Pei
Mar 1, 202118 min read


The Saohei Campaign, Protection Umbrellas, and China’s Changing Political-Legal Apparatus
In January 2018 China began a three-year campaign, known as the saohei campaign, to crack down on “underworld forces.” A key emphasis of...
Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Sep 1, 202020 min read


China’s Social Credit System: Genesis, Framework, and Key Provisions
The Chinese government launched an ambitious program to build a social credit system in 2014. During the last six years, the State...
Minxin Pei
Mar 1, 202020 min read
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