David Kelly
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Biography
Publications
David Kelly is Research Director at China Policy, a Beijing-based research and advisory company, and a Visiting Professor at Peking University.
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Interactives
China and the Rules‑Based Order
Seven experts debate China’s approach to the rules‑based international order
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Risk aversion in domestic Chinese politics
Xi Jinping's administration is risk averse on domestic economics, but the opposite on domestic economics.
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Winding back the China Solution
Early tensions over the China Solution cropped in a debate on the ‘Kindleberger Trap’, a theme initiated by political scientist Joseph Nye.
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Will the Chairman turn? China contemplates its North Korea policy
Can Beijing act as a guarantor of regional security and stability? North Korea may provide the litmus test.
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The 'China Solution': Beijing responds to Trump
As Trump gets down to making America great again, China senses a geopolitical windfall.