Listen to MERICS analysis in English. Researchers and guests of the Mercator Institute for China Studies discuss and analyse recent developments in China
12 October 2016, with Kevin Rudd What does China really want with its foreign policy? Is there a grand strategy for Xi Jinping’s new multilateralism? ...
5 October 2016, with Zhang Jieping These are tough times for independent media in China: Censorship and controls have increased considerably in recent...
4 August 2016, with Richard McGregor For all its problems, China is an incredibly successful country and still has a lot of growth potential, says Ric...
26 July 2016, with You Ji Xi Jinping has used military reforms to strengthen his command over the People’s Liberation Army. And he’s using personal co...
22 July 2016, with Victor Shih For years China was led by consensus – factions in the upper echelons of power were carefully calibrated to keep a bala...
7 July 2016, with Barry Naughton Expectations for market oriented reforms were running high after the CCP’s 3rd plenum in 2013. But three years on Bar...
01.07.2016 The speed with which Xi Jinping has introduced stronger controls on society has surprised many China watchers. The Xi administration has be...
Xi Jinping has centralized power in China to unprecedented levels: he has sidelined both the prime minister and the state council and is trying to con...