Volume 15 Issue 21

Articles from Volume 15 Issue 21

Xi’s Blue Helmets: Chinese Peacekeeping in Context

11.02.2015 Gary Li

During Xi Jinping’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 28, he surprised most observers when he pledged to setup a permanent Chinese...

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Building a Credible Arsenal: China’s Improved ICBMs

11.02.2015 Scott LaFoy

On September 3, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) displayed DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at the end of the strategic weapons portion of the...

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Ruling the PLA According to Law: An Oxymoron?

11.02.2015 Susan Finder

One of the least transparent and least understood parts of Xi Jinping’s program to “rule the country according to law,” announced in October, 2014, is...

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Xi Jinping Consolidates Power While Presiding Over Tilt Toward Ultra-Conservative Ideals

11.02.2015 Willy Wo-Lap Lam

Even as President Xi Jinping underscored China’s commitment to reform and globalization during his high-profile trips to the United States and Britain over the past...

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