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Customers dine near a giant screen broadcasting news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh posing for a picture during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan, at a restaurant in Beijing, China September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Sino-Russian splits: Divergences in autocratic coercion

Jessica Brandt and Zack Cooper

The Washington Quarterly Monday, October 24, 2022

Members of the new Politburo Standing Committee under Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) pose at a press conference in the Great Hall of the People on Oct. 23, 2022, a day after the conclusion of the Chinese Communist Party's 20th National Congress. (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

The Reshuffling Report No. 24: Xi Jinping’s “ears, mouth, and brain” — The new propaganda team in action

China-US Focus Sunday, October 23, 2022

The esports player Blitzchung removes his mask during an online interview.

Video game censorship is authoritarians’ latest tool to muzzle speech

Thursday, October 20, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping claps after his speech as China's new Politburo Standing Committee members meet the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

Checking in on China’s economy during the 20th Party Congress

Eswar Prasad and David Dollar

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Closing session of the 19th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

Candidates for China’s 20th Politburo Standing Committee and Politburo

Sunday, October 16, 2022

New Politburo Standing Committee members Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi arrive to meet the media following the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

The Reshuffling Report No. 23: A ladder to power and influence — China’s official think tanks to watch

China-US Focus Friday, October 14, 2022

Handout photo dated September 29, 2022 of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), steam in formation with Republic of Korea (ROK) navy ships in the Sea of Japan. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is participating with the ROK Navy in Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise (MCSOFEX) to strengthen interoperability and training. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Natasha ChevalierLosada via ABACAPRESS.COM

Invigorating regional efforts to bolster maritime security in Asia

October 2022

A guide talks to visitors in front of images of Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo

Xi’s three difficulties: The leadership lineup at the 20th Party Congress

Thursday, October 13, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping and fellow delegates raise their hands as they take a vote at the closing session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing, China October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

On the eve of the Party Congress, what’s ahead for China’s economy?

Ryan Hass, Guonan Ma, Xiaohong Xu, Mattie Bekink, Taylor Loeb, Ho-fung Hung, and Marina Rudyak

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army march during the Victory Day Parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2020. The military parade, marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, was scheduled for May 9 but postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Host photo agency/Ramil Sitdikov via REUTERS

The Reshuffling Report No. 22: The increasing presence of Russian-educated Chinese military leaders

China-US Focus Monday, October 10, 2022