CSR Blog: The Sixth Generation Leaders Poised to Continue Xi’s Legacy

By Joe Bauer As Xi Jinping 习近平 strode onto stage in October 2017 with six men in tow, observers were quick to point out that not a single one belonged to what is commonly known as China’s “sixth generation” of leadership. The seven men on stage together formed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Politburo Standing …

CSR Blog: Corruption and the Death Penalty in China: Political Win v. Criminal Law Development

By Yaxiang Liu and Grace Faerber On January 5th, China and the world were shocked when Lai Xiaomin (赖小民), former chairman of the state-controlled financial giant China Huarong Asset Management Corp. and vice minister-level Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cadre, was given a death sentence for pocketing bribes of approximately 1.8 billion RMB (just under $278 …

CSR Blog: China’s Vertical Nuclear Proliferation – A short history

By Natalie Craig In October 1964, the People’s Republic of China tested its first nuclear bomb, forever shifting the balance of power in Asia. The Chinese people persisted and struggled forward to build up their nuclear program, coupled with a “no first use” (NFU) policy announced by Zhou Enlai the same year the bomb was …

CSR Blog: An Evaluation of Public-Related Origins of China’s Assertive Foreign Policy

By Yinxuan Wang Since 2012, Chinese diplomacy has moved toward toughness, emphasizing China’s core interests - security, sovereignty, and development - continuing the trend that had begun in 2009. For instance, China has increased its maritime law enforcement ships in the South China Sea. In 2012, China sent coast guard ships to Diaoyu Island and …