Volume 21 Issue 5

Articles from Volume 21 Issue 5

Directions Forward for Chinese Rare Earths After the Two Sessions

03.15.2021 Elizabeth Chen

Following heightened U.S.-China tensions last year, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the “Draft Regulations on Rare Earth Management” (稀土管理条例(征求意见稿), xitu...

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A New Step Forward in PLA Professionalization

03.15.2021 Joel Wuthnow

Introduction A linchpin of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s transformation into a “world-class military” is whether it can recruit, cultivate, and retain talent, especially among...

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China’s Xinjiang Propaganda and United Front Work in Turkey: Part Two

03.15.2021 Ondřej Klimeš

Introduction The accelerated repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities inside and outside of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) since 2016 has highlighted the...

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Is the Growth of Sino-Nepal Relations Reducing Nepal’s Autonomy?

03.15.2021 Dhanwati Yadav

Introduction Commonly held economic theory generally suggests that foreign aid benefits the recipient. But so far, China’s bilateral relations with Nepal—which are based upon generous...

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