Xi Tackles Regime Crises With Propaganda, Purges, and ‘Multilateralism’
Xi Jinping has turned to propaganda, purges, and a softened diplomatic approach to tackle the “various risks, challenges, and difficult problems” facing the regime.
Geopolitics

Two Sessions Conclude With Xi More in Power But With Few Answers to China’s Crises
Xi has long consolidated power with an eye to sidelining factional rivals and improving Beijing’s “governing capacity” so as to better navigate the CCP regime out of crises.

Xi’s Political Considerations and the Risk of Cross-Strait Crisis in 2022
There is an increased probability of cross-strait crisis in 2022.

The CCP’s Tutoring Crackdown and Political Risks in China
◎ Foreign investors are awakening to the risk of investing in Chinese stocks and political risks in China in general.

Analyzing the Sino-US Meeting in Tianjin & Trajectory of the Bilateral Relation
◎ Xi and the CCP likely believed that they could get away with an aggressive showing in Tianjin because they sensed U.S. unwillingness to confront China.

Analyzing the case of Dong Jingwei and Chinese defector rumors
◎ The following analysis was first published in the June 24, 2021 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.

Biden Just Weakened His China Policy and Did Xi a Big Favor
◎ The Biden administration is backsliding on the enforcement of Trump’s crackdown on U.S. investment in Chinese technology companies that support the PLA.

Biden Is Adulterating the ‘China Challenge’
◎ Biden’s approach to China in his first hundred days signals a radical departure from the Trump administration.

Analyzing Biden’s Address to Congress and How the CCP Interprets It
◎ The following analysis was first published in the May 3, 2021 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.

With ‘Wolf Warrior’ Approach, Beijing Forges an Anti-CCP Coalition
◎ The Chinese Communist Party’s aggressive strategy is rallying inspiring global pushback.