Volume 21 Issue 1

Articles from Volume 21 Issue 1

Winter Coal Shortages Reveal Chinese Energy Vulnerabilities

01.12.2021 Elizabeth Chen

Introduction Amid the coldest winter recorded since 1966, provinces across the People’s Republic of China (PRC) struggled with the worst electrical blackouts seen in nearly...

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Xi Jinping Boosts the Party’s Control and His Own Authority

01.12.2021 Willy Wo-Lap Lam

Introduction Under Xi Jinping, the leadership of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has initiated multi-pronged measures to ensure the success of celebrations marking the...

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Trouble Finding Partners: Barriers to China’s Overseas Basing

01.12.2021 Toshi Yoshihara

Introduction As the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) goes global, it will increasingly need reliable access to overseas bases and dual-use facilities to sustain operations in...

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Buying Silence: The Price of Internet Censorship in China

01.12.2021 Ryan Fedasiuk

Introduction On Monday, November 12, 2018, the recently-appointed director of China’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission (CAC) Zhuang Rongwen (庄荣文) summoned senior executives from WeChat and...

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