EPRS Strategy By / October 28, 2022

Xi re-elected to China’s top job [What Think Tanks are thinking]

This note gathers links to the recent publications and commentaries from many international think tanks on China, its international relations and domestic policies.

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Written by Marcin Grajewski.

Xi-Jinping won a third term in China’s top job, as secretary general of the Communist Party, at its Congress in October, solidifying his grip on power over a country which has become increasingly autocratic and abrasive in its foreign policy during his 10-year reign to date. Xi’s re-election for a third term broke with China’s recent tradition of leaders being replaced after two terms, in a sign he will yield power in a manner reminiscent of communist China’s founder Mao Zedong. His new reign begins amid fears that China might try to annex Taiwan, and with questions over the extent to which he will support Russia in its war against Ukraine. Domestically, Xi faces challenges including faltering growth, a property crisis, and huge debt levels.

This note gathers links to the recent publications and commentaries from many international think tanks on China, its international relations and domestic policies.

What Xi Jinping’s third term means for the world
Atlantic Council, October 2022

Reading between the lines of Xi’s party congress speech
Atlantic Council, October 2022

An allied strategy for China after the 20th Party Congress
Atlantic Council, October 2022

Tracking the biggest takeaways from China’s Communist Party Congress
Atlantic Council, October 2022

Why China’s leadership must respond to the country’s property crisis
Atlantic Council, October 2022

Xi’s three difficulties: The leadership line-up at the 20th Party Congress
Brookings Institution, October 2022

On the eve of the party congress: What’s ahead for China’s economy?
Brookings Institution, October 2022

Are worsening US-China relations in Taiwan’s interest?
Brookings Institution, October 2022

The critical importance of chips – and having a plan for them
Bruegel, October 2022

China’s real estate sector goes south
Bruegel, October 2022

China and the West: growing apart as geopolitical tensions grow
Bruegel, October 2022

Germany’s continued illusions about China and Russia
Carnegie Europe, October 2022

The inauguration of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China
Centre for Eastern Studies, October 2022

The new U.S National Security Strategy: Battling China for technological leadership
Centre for European Reform, October 2022

The EU should abandon chip nationalism
Centre for European Reform, October 2022

US-China rivalry in the Global South? Insights from a public opinion survey
Central European Institute for Asian Studies, October 2022

Taiwan Strait crisis: Implications for Europe
Central European Institute for Asian Studies, October 2022

Why a more inward-looking China is bad news for the world economy
Chatham House, October 2022

China’s Party Congress: a dose of foreign policy realism is needed
Chatham House, October 2022

Xi Jinping shows the world he is taking a tougher line
Chatham House, October 2022

The UK must avoid conflict with Europe and China
Chatham House, October 2022

We can’t make China dance to our tune
Clingendael, October 2022

How Xi will consolidate power at China’s twentieth party congress
Council on Foreign Relations, October 2022

Washington raises stakes in war on Chinese technology
Council on Foreign Relations, October 2022

The Chinese Communist Party
Council on Foreign Relations, October 2022

Xi Jinping seeks stability: The 20th National Congress of the CCP
Egmont Institute, October 2022

China between lockdowns and the 20th Party Congress: What can we expect for the EU and globally?
Egmont, October 2022

Watching China in Europe – October 2022
German Marshall Fund, October 2022

The China challenge: Xi Prepares for his third term and beyond
Heritage Foundation, October 2022

Why China is not all-In on supporting Russia
Heritage Foundation, October 2022

20e Congrès du Parti communiste chinois: Décryptage de la nouvelle équipe dirigeante
Institut français des relations internationales, October 2022

China’s economic challenges and the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Institute for International Security Studies, October 2022

Brussels–Taipei: Changing the game?
Istituto Affari Internazionali, October 2022

The foreign policy implications of China’s twentieth party congress
International Crisis Group, October 2022

China’s economic challenges and the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
International Institute for Strategic Studies, October 2022

Xi Jinping the III: Ruling through the pandemic and isolationism
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, October 2022

Key takeaways from Xi’s report to the party congress
Mercator Institute for China Studies, October 2022

The China-Europe freight train and the war in Ukraine: Triumph and tribulations in transcontinental shipping
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, October 2022

Four years into the trade war, are the US and China decoupling?
Peterson Institute for International Economics, October 2022

China’s private sector advance pauses, but the trend is unclear
Peterson Institute for International Economic, October 2022

The political geography of the South China Sea disputes
Rand Corporation, October 2022

Anticipating Chinese reactions to U.S. posture enhancements
Rand Corporation, October 2022

Building bridges? PGII versus BRI
Brookings Institution, September 2022

Succeeding in the AI competition with China: A strategy for action
Brookings Institution, September 2022

China’s top ranked corporations are not as opaque as they may seem
Bruegel, September 2022

The EU should abandon chip nationalism
Centre for European Reform, September 2022

China Party Congress: Xi’s political blueprint
Chatham House, September 2022

China is divided on Russia: Let’s keep it that way
Clingendael, September 2022

China’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Council on Foreign Relations, September 2022

China’s footprint in Latin America
European Union Institute for Strategic Studies, September 2022

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Successful economic strategy or failed soft-power tool?
Finnish Institute of International Affairs, September 2022

Responding to the China challenge: Blueprint 2.0
Heritage Foundation, September 2022

“Comprehensive National Security” unleashed: How Xi’s approach shapes China’s policies at home and abroad
Mercator Institute for China Studies, September 2022

First trade war, now Russia’s real war. Why US exports to China continue to suffer
Peterson Institute for International Economics, September 2022


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