China’s investment in influence: the future of 16+1 cooperation
Uneven progress towards “16+1” cooperation frustrates Chinese ambitions
Publications – China Analysis
Big is beautiful? State-owned enterprise mergers under Xi Jinping
Chinese state-owned enterprise mergers raise fears of ‘too big to regulate’ companies
China and Russia: Gaming the West
The latest edition of China Analysis assesses the growing relationship between Russia and China
China and Brexit: what’s in it for us?
This special issue of China Analysis looks at the first comments published in China in the wake of the Brexit shock
A hundred think tanks bloom in China
China is enjoying a “think tank Spring” but its policy institutes suffer from a lack of independence due to their reliance on an authoritarian state
Time’s up: China’s coming battle for market economy status
The China analysis draws on Chinese sources to assess how the issue looks from China, teasing out the common ground, and points of disagreement
Xi’s army: Reform and loyalty in the PLA
China’s military reforms will give it greater capacity to project power overseas and will strengthen political control over the PLA
China, the yuan and the IMF: Double or quits?
China faces a stark choice: double down or back down on market reforms in order to achieve its long-held ambition of establishing the yuan…
China: Hitting the middle income wall
Worries over China’s economic performance in 2015 will continue into the future – and are breaking through into Chinese media
China: Waging ‘Lawfare’ on NGOs
China’s new law on NGOs will strengthen Beijing’s ability to supervise the work of foreign NGOs