Online Talk

Jude lays out a roadmap of this year's political hot ticket items and what to look out for, on the eve of the Two Sessions Meetings in Beijing. About our speaker: Jude Blanchette holds the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His book, China’s New Red Guards: The […]

Just before the curtain rises for the National People’s Congress, Changhao Wei will introduce the basics of the annual sessions, discuss the NPC’s legislative process and its role in Chinese lawmaking, and share some thoughts on several NPC-related trends that have emerged in the Xi Jinping era. He will also provide a brief overview of […]

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi reaffirmed yesterday that China-Russia ties are “rock solid.” This comes as Chinese officials are trying to sound neutral, and vague on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Beijing’s stance has not changed despite ongoing q e brutal Russian attacks of civilians. Why is China sticking with Russia, and what is China’s rational for doing so? Did China miscalculate? About the speaker: Justyna Szczudlik is […]

On February 4, Xi Jinping welcomed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for the first in-person summit since COVID. Despite the pandemic, the relationship has improved – trade has surpassed $140 billion, both sides are joined in their opposition to U.S.-led security alliances, be it NATO in Europe or AUKUS in Asia. Both Moscow and Beijing are […]