FISC_China @FISC_China
The Foundation for the Interdisciplinary Study of China is a new nonprofit research organization for the study of Chinese politics. fisc-china.org Joined January 2024-
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"At least in that contingency, marked policy success was insufficient to undo an apparent inclination towards pessimism."
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"Notably, however, Xi’s self-doubt appeared to survive not only the opening weeks of the Covid crisis, but also its protracted successful phase, when his draconian lockdowns purportedly resulted in substantially lower rates of infection and death than in much of the outside world
What does Xi Jinping's behavior during the Covid-19 crisis suggest about his self-perception and self-confidence in future crises? fisc-china.org/dictators-immu…
"...it is to ascribe undue significance to a far larger body of readily available poor data – public and semi-public rhetoric that may, or may not, reflect what Xi actually thinks."
"Rudd acknowledges the analytical obstacles on the road to understanding Xi Jinping’s mind, but his solution is not to accept the uncertainty inherent in the difficult work of analyzing the limited pool of reliable data from all possible angles..."
What lessons does Xi Jinping's handling of Covid-19 hold for our understanding of his political resilience in future crises? Check out a new article from FISC president Connor Swank on how we might expect Xi to act during China's next great test. fisc-china.org/dictators-immu…
FISC president Connor Swank reviews Kevin Rudd's new book, "On Xi Jinping." "How can we differentiate between a politician’s performative speech and his candid speech?" fisc-china.org/review-on-xi-j…
FISC reviews Bob Woodward's "War" and considers its lessons for China-watchers. Read here: fisc-china.org/review-war-by-…
David Ownby discusses his upcoming book on Chinese intellectuals, his perception of how China's public sphere has changed over time, and the intellectual climate vis-a-vis China in the West. fisc-china.org/david-ownby-on…
Check out FISC's review of Chen Jian's new biography of Zhou Enlai, "Zhou Enlai: A Life." fisc-china.org/maos-crucible
"If Mao’s crucible paradoxically elevated and honed his most talented policy opponents while diluting his favored faction with political neophytes and widely-reviled sycophants, could Xi Jinping’s repeated purges... have done the same?" Read more: fisc-china.org/maos-crucible
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Did you know that more than 60 rural banks in China have been dissolved or merged since the beginning of 2024? Read the new article by @AsiaPolicy #CCA Senior Fellow @onglynette to find out more ⬇️ asiasociety.org/policy-institu… #SocialStability #Economics #China
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I spoke to @NPR @TheWorld about the lawsuit against the @HooverInst archives over the diaries of Li Rui, Mao’s former secretary theworld.org/segments/2024/…
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1/13 Very good Foreign Affairs piece by Zongyuan Zoe Liu on the deep structural roots of China's economic imbalances and its consequent reliance on trade surpluses to resolve an excess focus on production relative to consumption. foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-r… via @ForeignAffairs
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Excited to announce that my book about China's most important company, Huawei Technologies, will be out on Jan. 21. Looking forward to sharing this saga of how a small band of entrepreneurs and a nation built something wholly expected ... and all that came next.
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Professor of Political Science, Joseph Wright, was interviewed by FISC on How Autocratic Regimes Behave– And Why They Collapse.fisc-china.org/wright-on-auto… Congratulations!
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See Holly Snape's article on the rise of the "Party law" system in China, which explains how #XiJinping puts the notion of "the Party leads everything" into practice @HollySnapeWang journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…
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For what is currently the best English-language account of the famous 1978 Third Plenum, check out this excellent working paper by Frederick Teiwes and Warren Sun sydney.edu.au/content/dam/co…
What impact could a war with Taiwan have on Chinese politics? We spoke to Penn State’s Joseph Wright about the impact of military conflicts and other crises on autocratic regimes’ behavior and likelihood of collapse. fisc-china.org/politics-of-a-…
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