Tag: CCP legitimacy

Politics Holding Back Economic Reforms

Heading into the National Day holiday, and on the cusp of a yet-to-be-scheduled leadership transition, The New York Times’ Andrew Jacobs reports that political distractions have prevented the Communist Party from making the tough decisions needed to address China’s slumping economic growth: Although the departing government has tried in recent months to address decelerating growth by ea

September 27, 2012 7:47 PM

Pollution Effects Glaring, But Can China Adapt?

A new summary of scientific data indicates that outdoor air pollution led to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 201

April 2, 2013 12:35 AM

Challenging China’s Green Leap Forward

Despite all of the progress touted by Chinese authorities in their drive to become the global leader in solar energy, The

January 17, 2013 9:48 PM

Struggles, Not Unity, Ahead of Party Congress

A close family friend of missing Chinese vice president Xi Jinping told The Sydney Morning Herald’s John Garnaut th

September 13, 2012 9:59 PM

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