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Is there a Political “Left” or “Right” in China? Charting China’s Ideological Spectrum
Analysis of hundreds of thousands of survey responses reveals that ideological positions in China do not align neatly along a left-right divide, but do reflect important economic, political, and nationalistic preferences of China’s body politic
China Briefs
To curb "malign foreign influence,” China's authorities required social media platforms to disclose the locations of commenters. What happened then?
China has seen a sharp centralization of policymaking since 2013. The economic costs could be steep.
A new book that presents a sweeping, data-rich analysis of China’s Gaokao, the grueling 3-day college entrance exam that is far more than a test
The recent lifting of the one-child policy is unlikely to boost low fertility in China
How does China’s government reach online audiences with centralized messaging in an era of ever more decentralized content production?
Researchers study a city-level social credit system known as a “national model” that tracks the widest scope of behavior of any such system in China
What are the economic and political forces that shape the content and effectiveness of China’s industrial policies?
How common is government-scripted propaganda in China’s commercialized but Party-controlled press?
In recent years, the CCP enacted reforms aimed at strengthening the judiciary. Are China’s courts now more capable of constraining government powers?
Research provides the first empirical account of the wealth gap between CCP and non-CCP households in urban China from 1995 to 2017
How much do career tracks and patronage networks matter for those who reach the highest echelons of power within the Chinese Communist Party?
Why does China’s government charge political critics with non-political crimes when political activism itself is often illegal?
Why did China’s government allow for village elections only to later deprive elected officials of meaningful authority?
China’s government barred public officials from holding directorships on corporate boards in 2013. How has this regulation affected firm performance?
New research explores how the relationships between firms and local government officials are built in China following political turnovers
How have China’s judicial reforms aimed at shielding local courts from the influence of local governments affected judicial and economic outcomes?
A new study explores the effectiveness of China’s state media to promote its political and economic model abroad
How does anticorruption enforcement impact the distribution of China's R&D subsidies and their effectiveness in driving innovation?
What is the role of state information control in generating public support for China’s social credit system?
Recent analysis explores the role of social media in the transnational flow of information into China
How has Xi Jinping’s anticorruption campaign affected the quality and composition of China’s bureaucracy?
How does China keep local officials accountable in managing social unrest triggered by economic slowdowns?
Analysis of hundreds of thousands of survey responses reveals that ideological positions in China do not align neatly along a left-right divide, but instead reflect key economic, political, and nationalistic preferences of the body politic