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As the country with the largest population, economy, and military in Asia, China exerts tremendous influence on day-to-day developments and long-term trends related to international security, prosperity, and sustainability in the region and across the globe. As its power and influence grow, China’s rise will continue to shape power dynamics in the Asia-Pacific and raise questions about the future of regional and international order. ASPI convenes strategic dialogues and discussions and produces reports and expert commentary to deepen understanding about China and its impact on the region, as well as expand cooperation among China, the United States, and other Asia-Pacific countries. 

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    The Center for China Analysis aims to unravel China’s complexities to deliver independent policy-relevant analysis.

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Reports

China's President Xi Jinping is applauded by Premier Li Qiang, Politburo Standing Committee member Cai Qi
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Key Takeaways from China’s Two Sessions in 2025

Read Center for China Analysis experts' key takeaways from the Two Sessions in China, including their take on Premier Li Qiang's Government Work Report and what it revealed about China's economic targets and policy priorities for 2025.
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Xi Jinping’s Purges Have Escalated. Here’s Why They Are Unlikely to Stop

Guoguang Wu analyzes the logic behind Xi Jinping’s relentless political purges and draws parallels between Xi’s efforts to consolidate power and those of Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong.
China Holds Annual Political Meeting Two Sessions - NPC Closing
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What to Watch at China’s Two Sessions in 2025

As Beijing readies for next week’s Two Sessions, Neil Thomas and Jing Qian highlight key watchpoints in economic policy, elite politics, and U.S.-China relations.
Tsinghua University's old gate
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The Rise of CCP Young Elites and Xi Jinping’s “Tsinghua New Army”

Guoguang Wu analyzes CCP cadres born in the 1980s, highlighting their shared characteristics, the prominence of Tsinghua University graduates, and Xi Jinping’s organizational efforts to cultivate young elites for Party leadership.
Laboratory technician conducting artificial intelligence (AI)-based cervical cancer screening at a test facility in Wuhan
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U.S.-China Cancer Trial Collaboration: Political and Regulatory Challenges and the Path Forward

Patrick Beyrer analyzes the political and regulatory challenges to U.S.-China collaboration and provides policy recommendations for how to expedite the harmonization of cancer clinical trials.
Chinese troops and military equipment parade at the end of the day of the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military drills
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China’s Views on Escalation and Crisis Management and Implications for the United States

Lyle Morris writes about how China's view that a crisis can be “controlled” and escalation “managed” could make the country's leaders overconfident in their ability to prevail in a conflict, thereby increasing the risk of escalation.

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