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Xi Jinping’s Paradox of Political Control

There is an unresolved tension between Xi’s growing ability to punish dissent and continued problems of political unreliability.

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The Diplomat

Michael Clarke

Xi Jinping’s Jiang Zemin: Rewriting the ‘Reform Era’ to Serve the ‘New Era’

Xi’s commemoration of Jiang was ultimately less an exercise in historical remembrance than an attempt to impose continuity on the CCP’s post-Mao...

19.08.2026 30

The Diplomat

Michael Clarke

Xi Jinping’s ‘Forging’ of ‘Ethnic Unity and Progress’

The new law consolidates a decades-long endeavor by the party-state to fundamentally remake ethnic minority policy.

13.07.2026 40

The Diplomat

Michael Clarke

Deciphering the Military Signals of China’s Victory Day Parade

The display of hardware at the parade contained clues about the types of missions and conflicts that Beijing expects for its military, as well as its...

04.09.2025 50

The Diplomat

Michael Clarke