A China reset? CCP’s myth of Western decline
Thousands of ethnic minority Muslims surrounded a mosque in southwestern China over the weekend in a last-ditch effort to prevent what they said was an attempt by authorities to remove… Read more »
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‘Gaming public opinion’: CCP’s cyber-enabled influence ops
Under the guise of ‘guiding public opinion’, a policy concept that dates back to the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) justifies its manipulation of information… Read more »
China’s COVID crisis ‘not necessarily a win for democracy’
How Chinese people remember and talk about their experiences during the COVID surge with one another may have real political consequences, says Minxin Pei, professor of government at Claremont McKenna… Read more »
China’s Václav Havel moment?
China’s Covid policy shift is undermining the regime’s social compact and the legitimacy of the ruling Communist Party, experts suggest. “The zero-Covid policy has impacted the poor more than the… Read more »
West should abandon efforts to integrate revisionist China
The West should recreate a strong liberal bloc to resist revisionist China’s authoritarian aggression, says Aaron Friedberg, Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and the author of… Read more »
‘Explaining the Unthinkable’: How dissent grows in China
While the protests in China were initially born out of shared dissatisfaction against the COVID-19 policy, people soon found themselves going into different directions, ideologically and physically, notes Xiaoyu Lu,… Read more »
China’s protests raise hope for solidarity among activists
The recent protests in China have rippled well beyond the mainland, to cities around the world with large contingents of Chinese students — even Hong Kong, where the pro-democracy protests… Read more »
Xi’s first real test, as China’s ‘rights subconscious’ resurfaces
A nationwide surge of protest has sent a stunning sign that even after one decade under Xi’ Jinping’s autocratic rule, a small and mostly youthful part of the population dares… Read more »
Can Xi sap momentum of China’s ‘Black Swan’ protests?
China’s vast security apparatus has moved swiftly to smother mass protests that swept the country, with police patrolling streets, checking cell phones and even calling some demonstrators to warn them… Read more »
China’s unprecedented protests surge and spread: ‘This is a game changer’
In a rare show of defiance, crowds in China gathered for the third night as protests against Covid restrictions spread to Beijing, Shanghai and other cities. People held blank sheets… Read more »