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Plotting the Course to Xi’s Fourth Term: Preparations, Predictions, and Possibilities
The defining question at the next Party Congress in 2027 more likely will be whether Xi identifies an heir-apparent rather than whether...
Jonathan Czin
Aug 3136 min read


Local Fiscal Constraints and Grassroots Stability: Enhancing Party Control and Supervising Law Enforcement
Local fiscal constraints have the potential to challenge the Chinese Communist Party’s continued drive for grassroots-level social...
Sheena Chestnut Greitens
May 3025 min read


Local Cadres’ Inaction versus Central Control in Xi Jinping’s China
This article analyzes how central-local relations have evolved in Xi Jinping’s China from the perspective of elite politics, focusing on...
Guoguang Wu
May 3021 min read


CLM Insights Interview with Joseph Torigian
Joseph Torigian. The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping. Stanford University Press. June 3,...
China Leadership Monitor
May 306 min read
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