Yukon Huang, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment
Feb 07, 2013
While many wonder if Xi Jinping will be a reformer in the mode of Deng Xiaoping, Yukon Huang writes China's regional decentralization of political power will expedite reforms and lead to more representative local elections.
Daniel Bell, Chair Professor, Schwarzman Scholars program, Tsinghua University
Nov 14, 2012
Perhaps the most significant improvement within the Chinese Communist Party over the last three of decades has been more emphasis on the selection and promotion of officials with above average intellectual ability, especially at the higher levels of government.
Aug 03, 2012
"Winner Take All" author Dambisa Moyo argues that China's way of doing business with the developing world is often more popular with locals than that of the
Hu Angang, Director, Tsinghua National Research Center
Jul 16, 2012
Adopted in most countries across the world, the presidential system has long been hailed as a democratic system for modern countries. Elected directly or indire
Daniel Chung, CEO, Fred Alger Management
Jun 05, 2012
On Saturday night, I returned home from a business trip in China, on a flight made extraordinary by the presence of another traveler, who was leaving his countr
Steven Hill, Senior Fellow, FairVote
May 25, 2012
This past year has been the worst of times and the best of times for China's political development. Less than a year before China's decennial transfer o
Daniel Bell, Chair Professor, Schwarzman Scholars program, Tsinghua University
May 05, 2012
The Communist party of China faces a colossal legitimacy crisis. The scandal surrounding Bo Xilai, once a party leadership contender, poses a threat to the regi
Tong Zhiwei, Professor, East China University of Political Science and Law
Apr 25, 2012
China’s all-round reform, especially its political one, has long suffered from interference and obstruction from the extreme left. Dealing with Bo Xilai’s serious disciplinary violation and the related Chongqing cases with a strong rule of law will help remove obstacles posed by the extreme left in China’s road to reform, thereby initiating political reform including change to the judicial system.
Martin Jacques, Author of 'When China Rules the World'
Apr 25, 2012
What does the Bo affair tell us about China? The very fact that so much of it has entered the public domain – and in real time, as opposed to long after the event – is a sign that it is now far more difficult to keep these things under wraps. The growth of the internet, microblogs and a more lightly censored media mean that Chinese society is far more open and porous than was previously the case.