Party and state

People wearing face masks get on and off a subway train in Shanghai, China

Party and state

Is China facing a period of uncertainty?

MERICS Briefs

Jun 02, 2022

Research

Party and state

Covid protests + Vaccines + Michel's visit to Beijing

MERICS Briefs

Dec 01, 2022

Covid protests in China

China's Communist Youth League: Eternally young at a hundred

Charles Parton

Short analysis

May 18, 2022

China's economy under pressure + Ukraine + Covid outbreaks

MERICS Briefs

Mar 24, 2022

Forecasts 2022: China alone at home and decoupling?

Roderick Kefferpütz

Short analysis

Feb 15, 2022

China in 2022 – a look ahead

MERICS Briefs

Dec 09, 2021

6th plenum + COP26 + Singles' Day

MERICS Briefs

Nov 11, 2021

Common prosperity did not fall from the sky

Bert Hofman

Short analysis

Oct 05, 2021

Xi’s call for common prosperity signals a new period of populism, state regulation and interventionism

Short analysis

Sep 09, 2021

Beijing increasingly tolerant of economic damage for political gain

Short analysis

Aug 12, 2021

Insights

Party and state

Protests in China

Katja Drinhausen, Vincent Brussee

Press release

Nov 30, 2022

Does the “Beidaihe meeting” actually take place, and why does this matter?

Charles Parton

Opinion

Aug 23, 2022

The National People's Congress 2022, with Johnny Erling

Podcast

Mar 04, 2022

The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022, with Valarie Tan

Podcast

Feb 04, 2022

The role of SOEs in China’s common prosperity push, with Sarah Eaton and Nis Grünberg

Podcast

Jan 14, 2022

China’s economic policy, with Barry Naughton and Max J. Zenglein

Podcast

Dec 10, 2021

The significance of the CCP's Sixth Plenum

Mikko Huotari

External publication

Nov 12, 2021

Beijing’s tech crackdown on ideological misalignment and drivers of inequality

Alexander Mac Dábhaidh

Short analysis

Nov 03, 2021

Nis Grünberg on China’s party-state capitalism

Podcast

Sep 03, 2021

MERICS Experts 128 - Nis Grünberg on Party-state capitalism.mp3

Events

20th National Congress of the CCP

Party and state

Xi's "Comprehensive National Security" Framework

Sep. 28, 2022

EU-China

Party and state

China’s Handling of Biometric Data: Trends and Implications for Europe

Jun. 14, 2022

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Katja Drinhausen

Head of Program

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Nis Grünberg

Lead Analyst

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Valarie Tan

Analyst

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Vincent Brussee

Analyst

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