Tag: Xi Jinping

  • Two plausible views of Xi Jinping's rise prove we're clueless

    Is Chinese Vice President and presumptive next President Xi Jinping a hard-liner who will return China to confrontations with the west? Or could it be that only a hard-liner could convince domestic nationalists that a more cooperative stance is beneficial to the CCP and the Chinese people? Bruce Gilley argues Xi could end the reform…

  • Compassion and political advertising: the RNC's new China ad

    Evan Osnos pointed out a new advertisement that apparently marks the first use of China as a political tool in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. The advertisement imagines a future in which Barack Obama is reelected and paints a picture of increasing unemployment and higher debt to China. Leave aside the irony of claiming debt…

  • Xi Jinping moves one step closer to leading China

    The headline says it all. I’m short on time today, so here are a few links. Xi’s the one? – from Blake Hounshell at FP Passport. That pun I guess was going to come some day. Michael Wines at The New York Times. The Economist Blog. Eventually, I plan to gather some background on Xi,…