ChinaFile: China: Back to Authoritarianism
Ten years ago, China was in the midst of what was being touted as a remarkably predictable and peaceful transfer of power—proof that its authoritarian... MORE
ChinaFile: On the Eve of the Party Congress, What’s Ahead for China’s Economy?
When China’s 20th Party Congress convenes in mid-October, the country’s leaders are certain to be grappling with a host of external challenges, including Russia’s invasion... MORE
ChinaFile: China’s Role in Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis
In this episode of the China in the World podcast, Paul Haenle speaks with Anushka Wijesinha about the ongoing political and economic crisis in Sri... MORE
ChinaFile: In What Purport to be Lifestyle Videos, Uyghur Influencers Promote Beijing’s Narrative on Their Homeland
An Analysis of Some 500 Uyghur Vlogs Suggests They Are Created as Government Propaganda
ChinaFile: Is Beijing Changing Tack on Big Tech?
In recent weeks, news has emerged that China may be slowing its Big Tech regulations. On Tuesday, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) held... MORE
ChinaFile: Will China Set Global Tech Standards?
In early February, the European Commission issued a sweeping strategy for setting global technology standards. Coming on the heels of Beijing’s latest standards strategy, released... MORE
ChinaFile: In Xinjiang’s Tech Incubators, Innovation Is Inseparable from Repression
In 2017, the Urumqi High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, in the capital of Xinjiang, published a catalogue of the “entrepreneurial and innovative” projects underway in its... MORE
ChinaFile: Three Questions for China’s Neighbors
China was, is, and will always be a good neighbor,” China’s leader Xi Jinping told ASEAN representatives in a November 2021 virtual meeting, after a... MORE