China’s zero-Covid strategy: causes for public protests
Daouda Cissé explores China’s zero-Covid strategy, its causes for recent public protests in major Chinese cities and its consequences for the world economy.
1512, 2022
1312, 2022
Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid U-turn shows how much he fears his own people
Steve Tsang comments that Xi Jinping’s de facto U-turn on the zero-Covid policy and the management of the funeral for former leader Jiang Zemin reveal that he still feels insecure.
0712, 2022
Long Live the People: A Contested Slogan
The recent protests in China have seen demonstrators call out “Long Live the People”. But the slogan is a contested one: it is also claimed by the CCP where it means something different, and is now associated personally with Xi Jinping, writes John Gittings.
0712, 2022
Who is Jimmy Lai? The Hong Kong newspaper owner’s show trial
Eric Yan-ho Lai comments that the upcoming trial of publisher Jimmy Lai is seen as a symbol of the erosion of freedom of speech in Hong Kong.
1611, 2022
Xi’s vision for China after the 20th Congress
With the conclusion of the 20th Congress of the CCP, Xi Jinping has made himself at least as powerful as Mao Zedong who imposed totalitarianism in China. This is good news for him, but bad news for China and the world, writes Professor Steve Tsang.
1608, 2022
‘Rent’ in Exchange for Loyalty
Dr Jane Du discusses Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign and the impact it has had on China’s state-owned enterprises.
0507, 2022
Hong Kong’s handover 25 years on
The past two years have seen significant changes in Hong Kong’s freedoms, writes Eric Yan-Ho Lai.
1105, 2022
Is China about to close the door?
Dominik Mierzejewski analyses two recent domestic political discussions in China in the context of the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party.
1005, 2022
Hong Kong’s Iron Man
Duncan Bartlett writes that while John Lee has the backing of China’s Communist Party to be the new CEO of Hong Kong, the city’s international reputation is at stake following a turbulent period.
2504, 2022
Democratic neighbours as a challenge to the autocratic superiority tale
A new report by the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) has identified considerable declines in the quality of democracy worldwide. Hauke Hartmann comments on the role of Russia and China.