Existential Risk: China ticks two boxes out of four
A major 2023 policy statement from Beijing gave a stark picture of the multiple dangers facing the world ahead. How broad or sustained will be the Chinese response?
0311, 2025
Tag Archives: CCP
1610, 2025
Rethinking Tianxia and Global Governance in 2025
At the 2025 SCO summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a “more just and equitable” world order. Yet China’s actions in the South China Sea reveal the paradox of Tianxia—an ancient ideal of harmony that can conceal hierarchy. Tang Meng Kit examines how this Confucian concept is reshaping, and testing, China’s global ambitions.
0708, 2025
China’s War Memory and the Politics of Nationalism
The CCP’s revival of anti-Japanese war memory serves as more than historical commemoration—it is a strategic instrument for consolidating political legitimacy and managing domestic and international pressures in Xi Jinping’s China, writes Rahul Pandey.
1504, 2025
Lessons from Starting a Bank in China: An Insider’s Reflections
Ken Wilcox reflects on three hard-learned lessons of starting a bank and doing business in China.
1803, 2025
The Chinese Communist Party’s World Heritage Strategy
Shao Jiang argues that the Chinese Communist Party asserts its legitimacy over China through its control of the definition of heritage and its expansion of economic and political hegemony.
1302, 2025
Why Become a Student Cadre Overseas?
An ongoing research project by Jérôme Doyon analyses the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) and examines the functioning of CSSA branches in the UK and Europe.
0602, 2025
Taking Consultation in China Seriously
Research by Felix Wiebrecht suggests that we should be taking and studying the People’s Political Consultative Conferences more seriously.
0307, 2024
In search of a new formula: The politics of China’s economy
The delay in setting a date for the Third Party Plenum on economic policy is indicative of the scale of the debate about how to proceed, and how far to prioritise real reform, writes Jonathan Fenby.
1203, 2024
China’s NPC lacks effective solution for economic woes
George Magnus writes that the NCP’s mild stress on economic growth offers little indication that China will move away from “lingering risks and hidden dangers”.
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.