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1. China’s Midterm Jockeying: Gearing Up for 2012 (Part 2: Cabinet Ministers)Cheng Li The 18th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012 will select a new Politburo…

1. China’s Midterm Jockeying: Gearing Up for 2012 (Part 3: Military Leaders) Cheng Li The PRC’s civilian-military relationship has always been a central concern among…

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Promoting “Young Guards”: The Recent High Turnover in the PLA Leadership (Part I: Purges and Reshuffles) Cheng Li The continuing consolidation of power has been the most…

Xi Jinping’s Inner Circle (Part 5: The Mishu Cluster II) Cheng Li Mentor-protégé ties play an important role in elite formation in virtually all kinds of political systems.…

Chinese Leadership and Elite Responses to the U.S. Pacific Pivot Michael D. Swaine* Over the past several years, the most significant overall U.S. foreign policy action of…