Suggested Readings

Elite Politics and the Coming 20th Party Congress
Beijing’s New Narrative of U.S. Decline by Seth Jones and Jude Blanchette

Vying for Talent, a podcast about the role human talent plays in the U.S.-China competition by Ryan Hass and Jude Blanchette

China’s Economic Agenda
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan – strengthening the domestic base to become a superpower by Nis Grünberg & Vincent Brusee

Red Ink: Estimating Chinese Industrial Policy Spending in Comparative Perspective by Gerard DiPippo, Ilaria Mazzocco, Scott Kennedy, and Matthew Goodman

China Spends Far More Than Others to Help Favored Industries, Report Finds by Lingling Wei (explore more here)

The “China, Inc.” Challenge to Global Trade Governance by Mark Wu

China’s Climate and Energy Policies
Is U.S.-China Climate Action Possible in and Era of Mistrust by Alex Wang

Don’t Be So Quick to Doubt China’s Climate Change Dedication by Angel Hsu

Understanding Global China
Do Confucius Institutes Belong on American Campuses? by Mary Gallagher

After Confucius Institutes: China’s Enduring Influence on American Higher Education by Rachelle Peterson, Ian Oxnevad, and Flora Yan

Beijing’s Evolving Strategy on Taiwan
Why is unification so unpopular in Taiwan? It’s the PRC political system, not just culture by Shelley Rigger, Lev Nachman, Chit Wai John Mok, and Nathan Kar Ming Chan

As China Rattles Sabers, Taiwan Asks: Are We Ready for War? by Amy Qin and Amy Chang Chien

Protecting Democracy in an Age of Disinformation: Lessons from Taiwan by Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy, Scott Livingston, and Bonnie Glaser

Internal Security and Discontent
How Does China Think about National Security by Sheena Greitens

‘An Invisible Cage’: How China Is Policing the Future

AI-tocracy by Martin Beraja, Andrew Kao, David Y. Yang & Noam Yuchtman

Information capacity and social order: The local politics of information integration in China by Huirong Chen and Sheena Greitens

Where is China’s Legal System Heading?
Is it possible to be optimistic about rule of law in China by Jeremy Goldkorn

Lex Americana?: United States Legal Assistance, American Legal Models, and Legal Change in the Post-Communist World and Beyond by Jacques deLisle

The Rule of Law in Hong Kong (Interview with Johannes Chan)