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The Most Dangerous Precedent
“It has been a long time since we last met, and I hope it will be a long time before we have to part.” In his address to the 2018 Boao...
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Jan 17, 20234 min read


The Broken Promises of Revolution
Under the guise of an anti-terrorism campaign, the Chinese government has established Muslim detention and re-education camps in the...
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Jan 6, 20195 min read


Finding Fentanyl
Drug overdose is the leading cause of death in Americans under the age of 50, and in 2016 alone, drug overdoses killed over 64,000...
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Apr 7, 20186 min read


Rule by Law Versus Rule of Law: Xi Jinping and the Chinese Dream
From October 18 to October 24, 2,287 delegates, representing over 90 million members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), gathered in...
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Jan 3, 20187 min read


The Art of Discipline: The Unintended Consequences of Xi’s Anti-Graft Campaign
In 2012, Zhou Yongkang enjoyed political success as both the chairman of the Central Political and Legislative Affairs Commission and a...
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Mar 6, 20176 min read


The Cost of Wealth
Xi Jinping was already set to make headlines as he stepped up to the podium at the Davos World Economic Forum in January. No Chinese...
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Feb 25, 20175 min read


Xi Jinping’s “New Confessional Movement”
Wang Yu — previously one of the top lawyers at China’s most successful human rights law firm — sits, hands calmly folded in her lap,...
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Oct 4, 20165 min read


The Party’s Media: Free Speech and CCP Legitimacy
Last month, President Xi Jinping of China took a choreographed tour of the country’s largest media organizations, and, with the...
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Apr 4, 20165 min read


Rule by Reincarnation: China and the Next Dalai Lama
In the last decade, China has become a juggernaut in international politics. It is undoubtedly the dominant force in Asia and faces scant...
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Nov 1, 20156 min read
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