This article discusses the rationale for, and progress to date of, creating a National Security
Commission in China, a move first announced in late 2013. Central impulses for the …

The current Chinese foreign and national security system suffers from problems of
inefficiency, a lack of coordination and information sharing, and accountability of decision …

Power concentration in the hands of Xi Jinping, Chinese Communist Party General
Secretary, can be interpreted not only as a reaction to the power fragmentation and the intra …

This article focuses on the institutional changes that have occurred in the foreign and
security policy realm since Xi Jinping became General Secretary of the Chinese Communist …

Since taking power, the new Chinese President Xi Jinping has talked of “striving for
achievements,” signaling a new theme in Chinese diplomacy. This article first examines the …

ABSTRACT Has China under Xi Jinping bid an official farewell to Deng Xiaoping's “lying
low” international strategy (taoguang yanghui) in pursuit of a more ambitious foreign policy …

China has emerged in the 21st century as a sophisticated, and sometimes contentious, actor
in the United Nations Security Council. This is evident in a range of issues, from negotiations …

Chinese foreign policy under the presidency of Xi Jinping has been at once dynamic and
contentious. Its dynamic character can be seen first in its new and self-assured …

In light of China's deepening economic slowdown," China's foreign policy may well be
driven increasingly by the risk of domestic political instability," write Robert D. Blackwill …

In the few months since Xi Jinping 习近平 took over as party head, the new general secretary
has set a frenetic pace, setting out populist and nationalistic themes while attacking …