Victor Shih on ‘coalitions of the weak’ and how China is ruled
A discussion with scholar Victor Shih about his recent book ‘Coalitions of the Weak: Elite Politics in China from Mao’s Stratagem to the Rise of Xi.’
View ArticleJoshua Kurlantzick on Beijing’s global propaganda successes and failures
Joshua Kurlantzick talks about his book ‘Beijing’s Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World.’
View ArticleDenise van der Kamp on how China’s environmental businesses are regulated
China has been lauded by many in recent years for its accomplishments in environmental protection. But on-the-ground experiences show that its path toward emission reduction and environmental...
View ArticleMartin Dimitrov on ‘Dictatorship and Information’ and how the CCP stays in power
A scholar of communist and post-communist regimes talks to Christopher Marquis about his latest book.
View ArticleHow East Asia is transitioning into a green economy — China Book Chat
East Asian countries like China, Korea, and Japan have significant green ambitions, and while their strategies may appear different at first glance, a closer study reveals sophisticated similarities in...
View ArticleBruce Dickson on ‘the Party and the People’ and the key questions to...
In this recent book targeted to a non-scholarly audience, political scientist Bruce Dickson draws on recent China studies research to shed light on how the Chinese Communist Party deals with leadership...
View ArticleZoe Liu on sovereign funds and how the Chinese government makes strategic...
Deploying sovereign wealth on behalf of state power has been one of the keys to China’s global rise. Zongyuan Zoe Liu’s comprehensive analysis of the evolution of China’s sovereign funds shows how...
View ArticleAndrew Cainey on ‘Xiconomics’ and strategies for foreign businesses
In a newly published book, Andrew Cainey, the founding director of the U.K. National Committee on China and a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, delves into the complexities of...
View ArticleAngela Zhang on why the West should pay more attention to Chinese antitrust law
In this installment of China Book Chats, Christopher Marquis talks to Angela Zhang, author of ‘Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism,’ a book that delves into one of China's underappreciated tools for...
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