Cheng Li

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses Joint Session of Congress - Washington, U.S. - 28/02/17 - U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the U.S. Congress. REUTERS/Jim Bourg - HP1ED31088XZX

Washington’s search for a new paradigm on China

Cheng Li and Diana Liang

Monday, November 19, 2018

Participants hold a giant rainbow flag during a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride Parade in Hong Kong November 8, 2014. Participants from the LGBT communities took to the streets on Saturday to demonstrate for their rights. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) - GM1EAB81CTX01

Protest meets party control: Renegotiating social norms online in present-day China

Cheng Li and Diana Liang

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago state in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC16F9FCDB30

Why is it hard for China and the US to cut a deal on trade?

Cheng Li and Diana Liang

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Steel pipes waiting to be loaded and transferred to the port are seen at a steel mill in Cangzhou, Hebei province, China March 19, 2018. Picture taken March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Muyu Xu - RC1CB23F00A0

A brave new world: Xi’s Xiong’an

Cheng Li and Gary Xie

Friday, April 20, 2018

A picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen behind soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army marching during a training session for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two, at a military base in Beijing, China, August 22, 2015.

Forecasting China’s largest-ever turnover of military elite at the 19th Party Congress

Monday, September 18, 2017

Participants hold a giant rainbow flag during a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride Parade in Hong Kong November 8, 2014. Participants from the LGBT communities took to the streets on Saturday to demonstrate for their rights.

Online regulations and LGBT rights: A test for China’s legal system

Cheng Li and Xinyue Zhang

Friday, September 1, 2017

A general view shows delegates raising their hands as they take a vote at the closing session of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 14, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3ADEO

The coming-of-age of China’s sixth generation: A new majority in the party leadership

Thursday, August 24, 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