As the world looks ahead to China’s 20th Party Congress in late 2022, many questions remain about the future makeup of the top echelon of Chinese leadership. As Chinese leaders confront a year of unknowns ahead — from the deterioration of U.S.-China relations to economic structural changes — any move could affect the outcome of the leadership change. Having led the country for almost a decade, Xi has undertaken unprecedented campaigns to fight corruption, reform the military, and eliminate poverty. But what plans, priorities, and challenges lie ahead for his anticipated third term? Will this round of leadership change reveal the future process of political succession? How will factional politics and new elite groups play into the selection of the next generation of leaders?
On Thursday, January 20, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted two panel discussions featuring top China scholars, who discussed the evolution of norms in Chinese elite politics, predictions of the outcomes of the 20th Party Congress, and what the future holds for Xi Jinping. Viewers submitted questions via email to [email protected] or on Twitter using #20thPartyCongress.
Agenda
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January 20
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Opening remarks
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Panel discussion: Perceptions and realities of Chinese elite politics
Discussant
Cheng Li Director - John L. Thornton China Center, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China CenterAndrew Mertha Professor and Director, China Studies Program; Director, China Global Research Center - Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International StudiesAlice Miller Research Fellow - The Hoover Institution, Lecturer in East Asian Studies - Stanford UniversityAnthony Saich Professor of International Affairs and Director, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation - Harvard Kennedy School -
Panel discussion: Xi Jinping’s past, present and future
Moderator
Ryan Hass Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center, Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies, The Michael H. Armacost Chair @ryanl_hassDiscussant
Susan Lawrence Specialist in Asian Affairs - Congressional Research ServiceYawei Liu Senior Advisor on China - The Carter CenterDavid Shambaugh Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs; Director of the China Policy Program - Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington UniversityJoseph Torigian Assistant Professor, School of International Service - American University @JosephTorigian
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