A report on U.S.-China Relations produced by The Carter Center: "Finding Firmer Ground: The Role of Civil Society and NGOs in U.S.-China Relations" by Dr. Yawei Liu, Senior Advisor on China at The Carter Center and Associate Director of the…
The China Program of The Carter Center (CP), under the directorship of Dr. Yawei Liu, will use multiple channels to monitor and analyze American and Chinese perceptions of each other in various circles, such as social media, think tanks, policymakers,…
As 2008 ended and 2009 dawned, China seemed poised to move into political and social normalcy. The previous year had been filled with unprecedented challenges, but 2009 was supposed to be fun and festive, a period for enhancing legitimacy and…
In 1988, China began allowing villagers to elect their leaders in an experiment that democracy advocates hoped would eventually lead to more pluralism throughout the political system. Today, the Communist Party is still in firm command of the high ground…
Enough time has passed since the 17th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in March, 2007, to begin the assessment of a political event that the Chinese president referred to as being characterized by Party unity, policy…