Research and Commentary

High Expectations for China’s National People’s Congress

March 1, 2013, Cheng Li

China's New Leaders: Rule of the Princelings

February 10, 2013, Cheng Li

China's Political Transition: A Balanced Assessment of its Problems and Promises

February 7, 2013, Cheng Li

China in Revolution and War

January 17, 2013, Cheng Li

China at the Tipping Point: Top-Level Reform or Bottom-Up Revolution?

January 2013, Cheng Li

A New Cold War? The Future of U.S.-China Relations

December 13, 2012, Cheng Li

Challenges for China's New Leadership

November 16, 2012, Cheng Li, Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Jonathan D. Pollack and Jeffrey A. Bader

Opportunity Lost? Inside China's Leadership Transition

November 16, 2012, Cheng Li

Xi Jinping Can Send China in a New Direction

November 16, 2012, Cheng Li and

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Shadow of Former President Looms Over China's New Leaders

November 15, 2012, Cheng Li

Li vs. Pei: China’s Prospects for Political Reform, Final Round

November 13, 2012, Cheng Li and Minxin Pei

Will There Be More Freedom and Reforms in China's Future?

November 9, 2012, Cheng Li

Li vs. Pei: China’s Prospects for Political Reform, Round Two

November 9, 2012, Cheng Li and Minxin Pei

Li vs. Pei on China’s Prospects for Political Reform

November 8, 2012, Cheng Li and Minxin Pei

The Powerful Factions Among China's Rulers

November 5, 2012, Cheng Li

The Trial of Bo Xilai and What it Means for the Rule of Law in China

November 4, 2012, Cheng Li

The Political Mapping of China’s Tobacco Industry and Anti-Smoking Campaign

October 25, 2012, Cheng Li

The Bo Xilai Crisis: Confidence Gained or Risk Increased?

October 4, 2012, Cheng Li

The End of the CCP’s Resilient Authoritarianism? A Tripartite Assessment of Shifting Power in China

September 2012, Cheng Li

Leadership Transition in the CPC: Promising Progress and Potential Problems

August 2012, Cheng Li

The Bo Xilai Crisis: A Curse or a Blessing for China?

April 18, 2012, Cheng Li

The Power Shift in China

April 16, 2012, Cheng Li

Xi’s Visit: Creating a Dual Track Relationship between the United States and China

February 15, 2012, Eve Cary and Cheng Li

China's Xi Visits Obama amid "Quite a Bit of Trouble" in Relations

February 14, 2012, Cheng Li

Understanding Xi Jinping and China's New Generation of Leaders

February 13, 2012, Cheng Li