What Emperor for Life Looks Like in China
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — There was something unnerving about the 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. It was orchestrated meticulously, except for the removal […] More
Posts Tagged ‘Xi Jinping’
Xi’s Paradox: Flexible, Ideological or Both?
OPINION — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent highly provocative trip to Taiwan has placed China, Taiwan, and America front and center at the most dangerous […] More
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s New Role in Ukraine
And China’s Dissemination of Russian Disinformation OPINION — On February 4th, President Xi Jinping signed a Joint Statement while in Beijing at the Winter Olympics, […] More
How to Avoid Cold War with China
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — A meeting – albeit virtual – between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping finally happened. It was a cordial and […] More
How ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Can Shape Diplomacy with the U.S.
How ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Could Shape Diplomacy with the U.S. OPINION — As they prepare for this week’s virtual summit (their first formal meeting since […] More
Xi Jinping and the AUKUS Submarine Deal
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist with the U.S. Dept. of State and is currently Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Psychiatry-Medicine […] More
The Reckoning: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation) with the U.S. Dept. of State […] More
Xi’s Awful Arithmetic
CIPHER BRIEF EXPERT VIEW — Mark Kelton is a retired senior Central Intelligence Agency executive who retired in 2015 with 34 years of experience in intelligence […] More
China’s Response to COVID-19 and what it teaches us about Xi Jinping
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation) with the U.S. Dept. of State […] More
Coronavirus Continues to Spread Amid Growing Criticism of China
Bottom Line Up Front Facing growing criticism for its handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19), China is now working to engineer perhaps the largest quarantine […] More
Xi Jinping’s Coronavirus Challenge
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist, including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, with the U.S. Dept. of State from 2002-2016. […] More
Twitter Diplomacy and North Korea
The significant weekend visit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un started with a Tweet last Thursday as President Trump […] More
China 30 Years After Tiananmen Square
Bottom Line Up Front: On June 4, 1989 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) staged a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters who gathered at Tiananmen […] More
The Daunting Prospects of a Growing Sino-Russian Entente
Bottom Line Up Front On January 28, intelligence officials warned of a Sino-Russian entente, with China and Russia more closely aligned than at any […] More
Chinese Military Modernization and Implications for Taiwan
Bottom Line Up Front Earlier this month, China released footage from a military exercise where the ‘Guam killer’ DF-26 ballistic missile was tested. In […] More
Trump and Xi Meet at G-20 Amidst Deteriorating China-U.S. Relations
Bottom Line Up Front On December 1, President Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Argentina. The […] More
Threat Report 2018: China’s Expanding Economy and Military Reach
Despite indications that China’s economy is likely to experience a moderate slowdown, the world’s second largest economy – and largest market by headcount – continues […] More
Deciphering Kim’s Secretive Visit to Beijing
Amb. Joseph DeTrani, Cipher Brief expert and former Special Envoy for the Six Party Talks with North Korea, shared his thoughts on the surprise trip […] More
China’s Military Revolution: Smarter, Better, Faster, Smaller
Bottom Line: With the stated national goal of achieving ‘great power status,’ China’s military modernization efforts have contributed to rising tension in the Asia-Pacific region, […] More
Can Xi’s Rising Power Head Off War on the Korean Peninsula?
For this last week of 2017, we asked our experts to predict what they see for the year ahead. CIA veteran and Asia hand Amb. […] More
Trump and Xi Click But National Rivalries Simmer
U.S. President Donald Trump responded to a flamboyant welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping with effusive praise, as the two leaders presented a united front […] More
Xi Jinping Proclaims China is Entering a ‘New Era’
On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping revealed the six other members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo (PBSC) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). […] More
Beijing Tightens Party Discipline as Xi Rises
China’s 19th Party Congress begins Wednesday in Beijing. The Congress occurs every five years, and is an opportunity to understand the Chinese leadership’s vision for […] More
Fear and Loyalty at China’s 19th Communist Party Congress
China, in all probability, will be even more belligerent after its historic 19th Communist Party Congress, which starts today, Wednesday, in Beijing. At the Congress, […] More