Cheng Li
Cheng Li is a senior fellow and director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution.
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Protest Meets Party Control: Renegotiating Social Norms Online in Present-Day China
Contrary to popular perception, the Chinese Communist Party’s control over online discourse is not absolute; complete control would be impractical in a country as large, diverse, and dynamic as the
The Last Year of Hu’s Leadership: Hu’s to Blame?
As the Hu Jintao era enters its final year, Chinese elites have started to review his administration, revealing many observers share a profound sense of disappointment. Hu Jintao has been
Obama’s China Trip: Forging Middle Class Ties
Last April, in a press conference capping his first one hundred days in office, President Obama remarked that the "'ship of state' is an ocean liner, not a speedboat," and
China’s Most Powerful “Princelings”: How Many Will Enter the New Politburo?
High on the list of conceivable outcomes of the 17th Party Congress that will cause strong social resentment in China is the possibility that the newly established Politburo will be
China’s Most Powerful “Princelings”: How Many Will Enter the New Politburo?
High on the list of conceivable outcomes of the 17th Party Congress that will cause strong social resentment in China is the possibility that the newly established Politburo will be
China’s Inner-Party Democracy: Toward a System of “One Party, Two Factions”?
There are no simple answers when it comes to the questions of whether or how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will become a democracy. The democratic transition of the
China’s Inner-Party Democracy: Toward a System of “One Party, Two Factions”?
There are no simple answers when it comes to the questions of whether or how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will become a democracy. The democratic transition of the
Anticipating Chinese Leadership Changes at the 17th Party Congress
Just as the U.S. political arena has begun to heat up in an off-election year, so too have Chinese politics become even more dynamic as the country’s political clock winds
Anticipating Chinese Leadership Changes at the 17th Party Congress
Just as the U.S. political arena has begun to heat up in an off-election year, so too have Chinese politics become even more dynamic as the country’s political clock winds
China’s Inner-Party Democracy: Toward a System of “One Party, Two Factions”?
There are no simple answers when it comes to the questions of whether or how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will become a democracy. The democratic transition of the