

Communist Party Membership and Access to Cheap Loans: Varieties of Party Membership-based Loan Progr
During the Politburo’s 40th Collective Study Session in April 2017, President Xi delivered a speech on strengthening the Party’s...


Weekly Report 2|47 9.21.2014-9.27.2019
Highlights Xi Jinping presided over a Politburo meeting to review proposed new guidelines for patriotic education and the work of the...


Weekly Report 2|46 9.14.2019-9.20.2019
Highlights Xi Jinping took a trip to Henan Province, where he visited revolutionary sites in anticipation of the upcoming 70th...


Cambodia, China, and the PLAN's Overseas Intentions
In this two-part series, I examine the story behind China’s potential future military basing in Cambodia. Part I focused on how China...


Weekly Report 2|45 9.7.2019-9.13.2019
Highlights Xi Jinping presided over the tenth meeting of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform (see Comprehensively...


Honey Over Vinegar: China's Slow and Steady Approach to Military Access in Cambodia
In this two-part series, I examine the story behind China’s potential future military basing in Cambodia. Part I focuses on China’s use...


Weekly Report 2|44 8.31.2019-9.6.2019
[Wang Yang meets with united front delegations from Vietnam, Laos, and North Korea] Highlights Xi Jinping spoke at a young and...


Weekly Report 2|43 8.24.2019-8.30.2019
Highlights Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission that focused on discussing ways to...


Weekly Report 2|42 8.17.2019-8.23.2019
Highlights The Politburo met to discuss China’s economic situation and encourage confidence in the economy (see Senior Leaders section)....


Weekly Report 2|41 8.10.2019-8.16.2019
[Xinhua: Chinese Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming addresses the Hong Kong protests in London] Highlights Official media addressed the...