Volume 25 Issue 5

Articles from Volume 25 Issue 5

The Increasing Insignificance of the Two Sessions

03.20.2025 Arran Hope

Executive Summary: The annual “Two Sessions” meetings in Beijing are increasingly insignificant affairs, as the lack of genuine policy announcements and restrictions on delegates reduces...

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Xi Struggles to Keep Military Construction Reform on Course at Two Sessions

03.19.2025 K. Tristan Tang

Executive Summary: Since 2013, Xi Jinping has attended the plenary meetings of the PLA and the People's Armed Police delegations during each Two Sessions, frequently...

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PLA Factions and the Erosion of Xi’s Power Over the Military

03.15.2025 Brandon Tran

Executive Summary: Two waves of recent purges in the People’s Liberation Army have focused on Xi Jinping’s two major bases of support, the Shaanxi Gang...

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PRC Uses Legal Warfare to Support Maritime Blockade Against Taiwan

03.15.2025 Masayoshi Dobashi

Executive Summary: Creative legal strategies have been deployed in recent years to support a justification for a blockade around Taiwan. International law contains the concept...

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Fujian Unveils Incentives for Militia Training for a Cross-Strait Campaign

03.15.2025 Ryan D. Martinson

Executive Summary: Fujian Province’s new “Measures for Guaranteeing Militia Rights and Interests” aim to incentivize maximum readiness for forces who likely will be key in...

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