Volume 22 Issue 11

Articles from Volume 22 Issue 11

Who Will Hold “The Barrel of a Gun” in Xi’s Third Term?: Recent PLA Promotions and the Outlook for the Next Central Military Commission

06.17.2022 Eli Y. Huang

Introduction On January 21, General Secretary and Central Military Commission (CMC) chairman Xi Jinping promoted seven senior People’s Liberation Army (PLA) military and armed police...

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Beijing’s Propaganda Support for Russian Biological Warfare Disinformation, Part 1: Accusations Concerning the War in Ukraine

06.17.2022 John Dotson

Introduction Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February, People’s Republic of China (PRC) officials and state media have promoted and amplified...

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Xi Seeks to Accelerate China’s Drive for Self-sufficiency

06.17.2022 John S. Van Oudenaren

One of the defining themes of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s first decade in power has been to promote self-sufficiency to insulate the People’s Republic of...

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The Enemy of My Friend Remains My Friend: China’s Ukraine Dilemma

06.17.2022 Horia Ciurtin

Introduction State media in China remains equivocal about the level of destruction and mayhem caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, the Chinese government...

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