Revising Deng’s Foreign Policy
Recent comments by General Ma Xiaotian suggest a shift from Deng Xiaoping’s approach to foreign policy.
View ArticleRevising Deng’s Foreign Policy
Recent comments by General Ma Xiaotian suggest a shift from Deng Xiaoping’s approach to foreign policy.
View ArticleWhy U.S., China Destined to Clash
Forty years after Nixon’s extraordinary visit to China, a clash of political systems exists that not even shared economic interests can mask.
View ArticleThe Curse of China’s Identity Fixation
As China’s leadership prepares for its transition to the fifth generation, a fixation on identity and core interests is a troubling sign for U.S. ties.
View ArticleWhat China’s Leaders Fear Most
By charging Bo Xilai’s wife with murder, China’s political leaders have set a dangerous precedent.
View ArticleChina's Self-Absorbed Nationalism
Beijing has long interwoven strands of victimization and self-righteousness into Chinese nationalism, which have made compromise more difficult.
View ArticleSomething to Talk About in the East China Sea
What the past may offer for breaking the diplomatic impasse over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
View ArticleHu Jintao: Still "Commander-in-Chief"
As Xi Jinping ascends to the top of China’s leadership, Hu Jintao will still retain a critically important role.
View ArticleChina's New Leadership: Unveiled
After months of endless speculation, China’s new leaders have been declared. The Diplomat presents a look at the men who will guide China.
View ArticleChanneling Deng Xiaoping
The destination of Xi Jinping’s first domestic trip as party leader sends a signal he may be following a familiar path.
View ArticleXi Jinping's Great Society
New regulations suggest a growing role for China’s civil society.
View ArticleChina’s Next Leap Forward: From Comrades to Consumers
Chinese leadership has hinted at greater economic reforms in store, with freewheeling Guangdong province as the model.
View ArticleWhat Reform Does and Doesn’t Mean in China
In Mandarin, “reform” refers to the amelioration of existing structures and policies, not Western democracy.
View ArticleCan the Chinese Communist Party Still Reform?
Expectations are that the Communist Party plenum will see major policy announcements. Does the Party still have its reforming prowess?
View ArticleEverything You Know About Deng’s 1978 Third Plenum is Wrong
Plus, Bloomberg News is censoring its China coverage. Weekend China links.
View ArticleGetting Senkaku History Right
Some of the claims to sovereignty over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands don’t hold up well under scrutiny, argues Tadashi Ikeda.
View ArticleLeaked Documents Tie Chinese Elites to Massive Offshore Holdings
Thousands of leaked documents show 22,000 tax haven clients from China, including its leaders and princelings.
View ArticleIs Xi Jinping a Reformer?
As China opens its annual parliament session our correspondent considers the reform credentials of its leader.
View ArticleChina, Piketty, and Patrimonial Capitalism
A popular new book offers a useful prescription for China’s growing inequality problem.
View ArticleTiananmen: ‘Deng Xiaoping Clearly Wanted to Make a Statement’
Former US Ambassador to China, Winston Lord, says there was no reason for China to crackdown on Tiananmen protesters.
View ArticleChina's Three Leaders: the Revolutionary, the Reformer, and the Innovator
As China enters a new historical phase, Xi Jinping and company must become a new type of leader.
View ArticleDeng Xiaoping: Xi's Political Role Model
By embracing Deng, Xi Jinping makes it clear that he too wants to be remembered as a great reformer.
View Article5 Lessons from the Hong Kong Protests
As the protests continue, our correspondent draws a mixed bag of lessons.
View ArticleIn Hong Kong, an Opportunity for Beijing to Get It Right
With the protests in Hong Kong, Beijing faces a moment of truth. As does Washington.
View ArticleWhy China Still Needs Deng Xiaoping
Particularly in foreign policy, China should be careful not to abandon Deng's productive approach.
View ArticleChina’s Economy: What Deng Can Teach Xi
Michael Pettis on the four stages of China’s economic growth and the lessons of Deng Xiaoping.
View ArticleJust How Powerful Is Xi Jinping?
China's leader has all the levers of power, but can he provide results commensurate with his status?
View ArticleLee Kuan Yew: The Father of Modern China?
Lee Kuan Yew's influence helped shape the China we know today.
View ArticleWhy China's Political Reforms Failed
June 4,1989 ended China's political reform movement, but the stage was set for the reformers' downfall long before.
View ArticleXi's America Visit: Hope Behind the Hype
It's a tough time for a Chinese president to visit America. What can Xi accomplish?
View ArticleThe Significance of Xi Jinping’s US Visit
"Addressing the distrust and fear should be a key mission for both leaders."
View ArticleAnother Look at China’s Leaders After the 2015 Plenum
Where does Xi Jinping fit in China's political spectrum? And what does this mean for the rest of his time in power?
View ArticleWhen George HW Bush Met Zhao Ziyang...
A newly declassified transcript provides insight into a fascinating point in U.S.-China relations.
View ArticleThe Bitter Legacy of the 1979 China-Vietnam War
Officially, both sides have tried to forget the bloody conflict. Unofficially, bitterness still runs deep.
View ArticleWhat Will Be Added to the Chinese Communist Party’s Constitution?
The CCP is set to revise its constitution and Xi Jinping’s political thoughts are a barometer of what will be included.
View ArticleWhat China Can Learn from Its First 18 Party Congresses
Chinese Communist Party Congresses have not been smooth or regular occurrences over the last 96 years.
View ArticleThe CCP Vows to 'Lead Everything' Once Again
The Mao-era phrase will be added into the party constitution.
View ArticleWelcome to Xi Jinping's New Era
Did the Chinese president need to remove term limits to exercise power and influence over the party?
View ArticleBeyond Wuhan: India Should Establish A New Framework for Engagement With China
India should aim to establish a new and broader framework, or modus vivendi, in its engagement with China.
View ArticleChina’s Reform and Opening: 40 Years and Counting
How far is the Chinese government willing to go in letting go of economic control?
View ArticleIs a China-India ‘Reset’ in the Cards?
The 2018 Wuhan meeting cannot reset China-India relations in the way the 1988 Gandhi-Deng summit did.
View ArticleHow Post-WWI France Helped Shape Revolutionary China
A Chinese work-study program in France turns 100 this year. Its impact is still felt today.
View ArticleThe Sino-Vietnam War and China’s Long Route to Winning
A little-known war helped shape the future of Southeast Asia.
View ArticleXi Pays Tribute to Reform and Opening – and Deng Xiaoping
This week’s celebration of Shenzhen, the original SEZ, comes amid a general trend of sidelining Deng.
View ArticleDavid Shambaugh on China’s Political Personalities, From Mao to Xi
“Although their respective periods of rule are four decades apart, and China has changed so much in the interim, it is really quite striking just how much Mao and Xi have in common.”
View ArticleThe End of Senior Politics in China
Xi Jinping is the first leader since 1978 not to be constrained by powerful elders in the CCP.
View ArticleFrank Dikotter on How China Changed (and Didn’t) After Mao
“Since 1976, changes have been introduced to a rigidly collectivized economy in order to build up socialism, not to abandon it.”
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