Volume 14 Issue 19

Articles from Volume 14 Issue 19

On September 27, Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated “Confucius Institute Day,” commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the first Institute’s founding in November 2004, in South...

Publication China Brief China Volume 14 Issue 19

Political Factions and Spicy Ginger: Elder Networks in PRC Politics (Part 1)

10.10.2014 John Dotson

Part 1: The Patronage Network of Jiang Zemin Jiang shì lao de la: “Aged ginger is spicier” Chinese proverb meaning that older people possess more...

Publication China Brief China Volume 14 Issue 19

Testing the Limits: China’s Expanding Role in the South Sudanese Civil War

10.10.2014 Hang Zhou

South Sudan relapsed into war on December 15, 2013, primarily due to the power struggle between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and former Vice President...

Publication China Brief Africa Volume 14 Issue 19

An Overview of Chinese Fighters and Anti-Chinese Militant Groups in Syria and Iraq

10.10.2014 Jacob Zenn

In July, Western media reported that China’s Middle East envoy, Ambassador Wu Sike, estimated that as many as 100 Chinese citizens are believed to be members of...

Publication China Brief China Volume 14 Issue 19

Volume 14 Issue 19

Articles from Volume 14 Issue 19

A Spoiled Anniversary: China Reacts to Confucius Institute Controversy

Political Factions and Spicy Ginger: Elder Networks in PRC Politics (Part 1)

Testing the Limits: China’s Expanding Role in the South Sudanese Civil War

An Overview of Chinese Fighters and Anti-Chinese Militant Groups in Syria and Iraq