Friday, December 1, 2023

Winter 2023 Issue 78

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

New Leaders in “National” Security after China’s 20th Party Congress

The 20th Party Congress in October 2022, and subsequent National People’s Congress in spring 2023, ushered in a new lineup of leaders...

Patricia Thornton

Who’s Afraid of Chizuko Ueno? The Party’s Ongoing Counteroffensive against Feminism in the Xi Era

The detention of young female activists who participated in the A4 anti-lockdown protests in November 2022 brought renewed attention to...

Minxin Pei

How China Responded to its Economic Slowdown in 2023

After its zero-Covid lockdowns led to the worst economic growth in the last three decades, the Chinese government counted on a strong...

Douglas Fuller

Tech War or Phony War? China’s Response to America’s Controls on Semiconductor Fabrication Equipment

This article assesses the effectiveness of the Biden administration’s export controls on semiconductor fabrication (chipmaking) equipment...

Jude Blanchette

Coercion Cul-de-Sac: Upcoming Taiwan Elections and Beijing’s Broken Cross-Strait Relations Approach

The upcoming Taiwan elections on January 13, 2024 is an important moment to observe what, if any, modifications Beijing might make to its...

China Leadership Monitor

CLM Insights Interview with Zongyuan Zoe Liu

Zongyuan Zoe Liu. Sovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its Global Ambitions. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press: An...

China Leadership Monitor

CLM Insights Interview with Yasheng Huang

Yasheng Huang. The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might...