Hong Kong’s elections: Testing democratic reform in China (Richard C. Bush, Cheng Li, Adrianna Pita, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/hong-kongs-elections-testing-democratic-reform-in-china/

Book - Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era. Reassessing Collective Leadership (Cheng Li, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/book/chinese-politics-in-the-xi-jinping-era/

Promoting “young guards”: The recent high turnover in the PLA leadership (Part III: Personal and political) (Cheng Li, Brookings)

The most noticeable trend under the leadership of Xi Jinping since the 2012 National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been the continuing consolidation of power. In particular, the military has been a key forum in which Xi has strengthened both his personal power and his new administration’s authority. Xi has adopted several approaches and political tactics to achieve this, including purging the two highest-ranking generals under the previous administration for corruption and other charges; arresting 52 senior military officers on various charges of wrongdoing; reshuffling generals between regions, departments, and services; attempting to systematically reform the PLA’s structure and operations; and, last but not least, rapidly promoting “young guards” (少壮派) in the Chinese military.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/2016/04/11-pla-leadership-turnover-li

(TOPICS - The Global Eye) China plays increasing role in global governance (Cheng Li, Zhang Niansheng, Brookings)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is paying a US visit to attend the 4th Nuclear Security Summit. A US-based scholar noted that the trip not only shows China’s will to beef up cooperation with the rest of the world, but also signals that China, which has kept a low-profile, is ready to play a bigger role in global governance.

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Cheng Li, Director, John L. Thornton China Center. Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

Zhang Niansheng. Journalist at People's Daily

An assessment of Premier Li Keqiang's government work report (Chen Weihua, Cheng Li, Brookings)

Premier Li Keqiang's government work report was a pragmatic and concrete one, pointing out challenges as well as strengths and opportunities, according to a US-based China scholar.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/interviews/2016/03/09-china-government-work-report-li