Volume 12 Issue 24 December 14, 2012 PLA Succession: Trends and Surprises “Spillover” in the Sino-Indian Relationship: An Indian Perspective Debating a Rising China’s Role in International Affairs Xi Jinping’s “Southern Tour” Reignites Promises of Reform Year-End Questions on Political-Legal Reform
Volume 12 Issue 23 November 30, 2012 Communist Youth League Clique Maintains Clout Despite Congress Setback Non-Military Escalation: China Cultivates New Heft in Civil Maritime Forces The 18th Party Congress Work Report: Policy Blueprint for the Xi Administration China’s New Leaders to Strengthen the Party-State The Unrepentant China Model
Volume 12 Issue 22 November 16, 2012 New CMC Vice Chairmen Strong Advocates for Joint, Modern Chinese Military Parsing the Selection of China’s New High Command Central Committee Roundup; Zhuhai Air Show Highlights Burgeoning Aerospace Industry A Bump in the Road for Taiwan and Japan but Little More 18th Party Congress Showcases Stunning Setback to Reform
Volume 12 Issue 21 November 5, 2012 Professionalism and Factionalism in the PLA Leadership Selection PLA Personnel Shifts Highlight Intelligence’s Growing Military Role China and Brunei: Ties that Bind? Shifts in Beijing’s Afghan Policy: A View From the Ground China Evaluates the U.S. Presidential Race
Volume 12 Issue 20 October 19, 2012 China Steps Up Rhetoric against U.S. Missile Defense 18th Party Congress to Showcase Rising Status of Private Business China and Qatar Forge a New Era of Relations around High Finance China’s International Right to Speak Beijing Building Influence, Shelving Competition in the South Pacific
Volume 12 Issue 19 October 5, 2012 Foreign Businesses in China: Out on a Limb? Examining the New Aircraft Carrier through the PLA’s Revolution in “Organizational” Affairs System of Systems Operational Capability: Key Supporting Concepts for Future Joint Operations Zhou Yongkang’s Trip Highlights Security Diplomacy Four More Years: The DPP Assesses its 2012 Loss and Looks Ahead to 2016
Volume 12 Issue 18 September 21, 2012 A New Egypt Looks to China for Balance and Leverage Sino-Malaysian Relations: Close But Not Too Close Finalizing the 18th Party Congress: Setting the Stage for Reform? China and Japan Turn the Screw over Island Dispute Resolving Contradictions in Social Management
Volume 12 Issue 17 September 7, 2012 Sino-Japanese Relations: Citizens Taking Charge Despite Government Efforts China's Shades of Grey China’s Search for a “New Type of Great Power Relationship” Diaoyu-Senkaku Crisis Tests Resilience of Beijing’s Japan Diplomacy Angola Operation Shows China Testing Overseas Security Role; Cambodian Visit to China Rubs Salt in ASEAN Wounds
Volume 12 Issue 16 August 17, 2012 Hu Jintao’s Doubtful Future on the Central Military Commission Taiwan Rebalances in the Near Seas Beijing Doubles Down on Kim Dynasty Sansha: New City in the South China Sea Army Day Coverage Stresses PLA’s Contributions and Party Control
Volume 12 Issue 15 August 3, 2012 Waypoint or Destination? The Jin-Class Submarine and China’s Quest for Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrence China Pushes on the South China Sea, ASEAN Unity Collapses Portents of Change in China's Social Management Succession Politicking Probably Limiting Bo Family's Punishments Looking Ahead at Politburo Possibilities
Volume 12 Issue 14 July 19, 2012 Polar Stakes: China’s Polar Activities as a Benchmark for Intentions Uzbekistan's Balancing Act With China: A View From the Ground The Soapbox and the Truncheon: Hu Jintao’s Amorphous Power Beijing Plays Up the Carrot While Still Wielding the Stick Shoring Up PLA “Military Cultural Security” to Ensure Stability
Volume 12 Issue 13 July 6, 2012 China and NATO: Grappling with Beijing’s Hopes and Fears Confucius Institutes and the Question of China’s Soft Power Diplomacy Toward A Second Generation of Ethnic Policies? Developing a Framework for PLA Precision Operations Re-Popularizing Marxism: Li Changchun’s contribution to reform
Volume 12 Issue 12 June 22, 2012 China’s Air Force Female Aviators: Sixty Years of Excellence (1952-2012) From Strength to Strength: Military Exercises Bolster Sino-Thai Relations Su Tseng-Chang and the Future of the DPP China Deploys Pugilistic Foreign Policy with New Vigor Central Party School’s Critiques Suggest New Leadership Dynamics
Volume 12 Issue 11 May 25, 2012 China’s Hydropower Miscalculation Taiwan’s Intelligence Chief Offers New Insights on Chinese Security Developments Wang Yang: The Future Torchbearer of Reform? Organized Crime Exploits China’s Growing Links to Latin America Beijing Lays the Groundwork in Tajikistan: A View from the Ground
Volume 12 Issue 10 May 11, 2012 Local Government Financing Growing Increasingly Precarious Assessing China’s Response Options to Kidnappings Abroad Exploring Constitutional Reform in the Wake of the Bo Xilai Affair Chen Guangcheng Fiasco Shows Dim Prospects for Political-Legal Reform State Council Highlights China’s Information Security Challenges
Volume 12 Issue 9 April 26, 2012 The Limits of Reform: Assaulting the Castle of the Status Quo Sino-Philippine Tension and Trade Both Rising amid Scarborough Standoff Hu Jintao’s Sixth Generation Protégés Play Safe to Ensure Promotion Assessing the Growing PLA Air Force Foreign Relations Program ASEAN and the South China Sea: Movement in Lieu of Progress
Volume 12 Issue 8 April 12, 2012 The Limits to Sino-Indonesian Relations Chinese Nuclear Force Modernization: How Much is Enough? China’s Awkward Presence at Seoul Nuclear Security Summit Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Election Reveals Rift with Beijing China Fêtes Turkish Leader as Beijing Recognizes Ankara’s Growing Role
Volume 12 Issue 7 March 30, 2012 Taiwan Navy Sailing Ahead with Indigenous Submarine Program Exploring Unmanned Drones as an Option for China’s First Carrier Beijing’s Post-Bo Xilai Loyalty Drive Could Blunt Calls for Reform Politics and the PLA: Securing Social Stability Zhou Yongkang and the Tarnished Reputation of China's Police
Volume 12 Issue 6 March 15, 2012 Beijing Denies Russian Rumors of Su-35 Purchase; Evaluating China's Intelligence Penetration of Taiwan The PLA’s Three-Pronged Approach to Achieving Jointness in Command and Control Coal to Newcastle? Understanding China’s Coal Importing Behavior Pivot and Parry: China's Response to America's New Defense Strategy Sino-Indian Border Negotiations: Problems and Prospects
Volume 12 Issue 5 March 2, 2012 PLA Air Force Male Aviation Cadet Recruitment, Education and Training Another Lei Feng Revival: Making Maoism Safe for China Hu Jintao Draws Blood with the Wang Lijun Scandal The Dalai Lama Card Reappears in Sino-Mongolian Relations China’s New Property Tax: Toward a Stable Financial Future for Local Government?
Volume 12 Issue 4 February 21, 2012 A Model Company: CETC Celebrates 10 Years of Civil-Military Integration Mekong River Patrols in Full Swing but Challenges Remain China’s Persian Gulf Diplomacy Reflects Delicate Balancing Act Civilian UAV Production as a Window to the PLA’s Unmanned Fleet Security Chief’s Efforts to Seal Up the Political-Legal Chairmanship
Volume 12 Issue 3 February 3, 2012 PLA Puts Political Work Online Constitutionalizing Wukan: The Value of the Constitution Outside the Courtroom China’s Remnant Liberals Keep Flame of Liberalization Alive Kidnappings Highlight Weakness in Chinese Security Posture Abroad China’s Space White Paper: Increasing Transparency…to a Degree
Volume 12 Issue 2 January 20, 2012 China in 2012: Foreign Affairs a Secondary Priority but Salient Challenges Ahead China in 2012: Shifting Perspectives - Assessing the PLA from the Ground Up China in 2012: Political Challenges in China’s Economic Governance China in 2012: The Politics and Policy of Leadership Succession Editor’s Note: Executive Summary for “China in 2012”
Volume 12 Issue 1 January 6, 2012 New Departments and Research Centers Highlight Military’s Concerns for the Future The Grim Future of the Wukan Model for Managing Dissent ECFA and the Elections: Implications for Cross-Strait Relations How Pakistan’s Unstable Tribal Areas Threaten China’s Core Interests Problems and Prospects for China’s Ship-Based Aviation Program