SPOTLIGHT: China
Reuters - A Chinese man reads a newspaper on a street in Guangzhou, Guangdong province
Cheng Li, Spring 2008
China’s political landscape is changing rapidly. Nowhere is this more evident than in Guangdong today, where all three of the top leadership posts have recently been transferred into the hands of Hu Jintao’s protégés. Cheng Li analyzes the situation in Guangdong and what it may mean for the state of political reforms across the country.
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China, China's Economy, Politics, Economic Development
SPOTLIGHT: China
Reuters/Aly Song - A salesman in Shanghai watches a live broadcast of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivering his government work report
Cheng Li, March/April 2008
Following political transitions resulting from China's 17th Party Congress and 11th National People's Congress, Cheng Li argues the country’s new economic leadership team will need to work together to balance China’s economic growth with its sociopolitical challenges.
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China, China's 17th Party Congress, China's Economy, Economic Development
Spotlight: U.S.-China Trade Relations
Reuters/Aly Song - Laborers work at a production line at a toy factory in Panyu, south China's Guangdong province.
Wing Thye Woo and Geng Xiao, November 2007
U.S. policy-makers and presidential hopefuls often express concern over the large and growing U.S.-China trade deficit and propose solutions, including appreciation of the yuan, to help resolve it. Yet, what are the real economic issues underlying the trade deficit and what policies would help successfully resolve it? Wing Thye Woo, an expert on East Asian economies, explains in a new Brookings Global working paper.
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Trade, World Trade Organization, BRICs, China, China's Economy
CHINA's military elite
Reuters/Jason Lee - Military delegates arrive at Tiananmen Square ahead of the concluding session of the 17th Party Congress
Cheng Li and Scott W. Harold, Autumn 2007
Analyses of the 17th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party have mostly focused on the policy and personnel changes taken at the leadership conference. Cheng Li and Scott Harold argue that the implications of massive turnover among military representatives is just as important of a development in China.
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China, China's 17th Party Congress
China's 17th Party Congress
Reuters/Jason Lee - New Chinese Politburo Members in Beijing
Cheng Li, October 2007
At the conclusion of the 17th Party Congress, China’s leaders named the likely successor to President Hu Jintao. The trouble is, they picked two vastly different men to vie for the same top job. Will these new “heirs apparent” be able to work in tandem? Or will their competition for power pull the country apart?
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China's 17th Party Congress, China, Politics