Cheng Li

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (L), Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (R) and China's Vice Premier Wang Yang pose for a family photo before the U.S. - China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue to discuss bilateral economic and trade issues in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTX3C2NV

The U.S.-China relationship

Thursday, July 20, 2017

The power of ideas: The rising influence of thinkers and think tanks in China

10:00 AM - 11:45 AM CST

China's President Xi Jinping listens to FIFA President Gianni Infantino during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Fred Dufour/Pool - RTS1717W

Chinese politics in the Xi Jinping era

Monday, June 19, 2017

The Power of Ideas: The Rising Influence of Thinkers and Think Tanks in China

The Power of Ideas: The Rising Influence of Thinkers and Think Tanks in China

By Cheng Li

2017

Chinese mobile court officials walk towards a village to convene a court in Zuoquan County, north China's Shanxi province, May 10, 2005. Two mobile courts were established in August 2002 in Zuoquan to serve the local people in remote and mountainous regions. According to China's law, the national emblem shall be hung in the courtrooms of the people's courts at various levels. Picture taken on May 10, 2005. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto SUN/TZ - RTRAQVR

Elite promotion under Xi Jinping: “Hardship experience makes better leaders”

Cheng Li and Lucy Xu

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo speaks during a news briefing with European Union (EU) Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, July 10, 2012. REUTERS/Ng Han Guan/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR34SA6

Assessing institutional rules in China’s elite selection: The case of ethnic minority leaders

Cheng Li and Yiou Zhang

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RTSW3PF

Xi all powerful? What Trump needs to know about Chinese politics

Cheng Li and Zach Balin

Thursday, April 6, 2017

A combination of file photos showing Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) at London's Heathrow Airport, October 19, 2015 and U.S. President Donald Trump posing for a photo in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Lucas Jackson/File Photos - RTX30EFN

The Trump-Xi summit: Why personal relationships matter

Monday, April 3, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach is seen from West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., as Trump prepared to return to Washington after a weekend at the estate, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Skipper - RTS11K99

中美元首海湖庄园会晤将奠定中美关系未来格局

Saturday, April 1, 2017

China's Vice Premier and head of the Beijing 2022 delegation Liu Yandong waves as she is welcomed upon her return at the airport, along with Beijing's Mayor and President of the Beijing 2022 delegation Wang Anshun (C) and China's Minister of the General Administration of Sport Liu Peng (L) in Beijing, China, August 2, 2015. Beijing was chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, becoming the first city to be awarded both summer and winter Games. Picture taken August 2, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. - RTX1MS6M

Status of China’s women leaders on the eve of 19th Party Congress

Thursday, March 30, 2017