- How so-called 'leading small groups' help Xi Jinping and other party leaders exert power.
- A US admiral concedes that China is encroaching on US dominance in the Pacific: 'Our historic dominance ... is diminishing, no question.'
- China's soft power in North Korea. Also, would Beijing benefit from a united Korea?
- Zhejiang becomes China's first province to loosen family planning policy.
- What do China's latest economic growth figures mean, and how much did consumption contribute to growth in 2013?
- US-China relations in 2013: the theory and practice of 'a new model in great power relations.'
- Check out this excellent Carnegie-Tsinghua podcast on the challenges of a rising China.
- The US government is considering partnering with Chinese state firms to finance a dam in the Congo (Thanks Philippa).
- What to expect for China and Central Asia in 2014.
China links: One child policy, soft power in North Korea, Central Asia, the Congo and more
Published 22 Jan 2014
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