Backgrounders

PROJECT 596

Origins Of China’s Nuclear Weapons Programme

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AI ARCHITECTURE IN CHINA

THE SENKAKU/DIAOYU ISLANDS DISPUTE BETWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA

History, Competing Sovereignty & Security Dynamics

WORK CONFERENCES IN CHINA

Governance, Policy Formulation, and Centralized Debate

WHOLE-PROCESS PEOPLE’S DEMOCRACY

China’s Alternative Governance Model

ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGNS IN CHINA

History, Impact and Institutions

THEATER COMMANDS OF CHINA

Structure and Strategic Implications

CHINA'S SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM

Governance, Compliance, and Societal Impact

HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS IN CHINA

NON-CPC PARTIES IN CHINA

FESTIVALS IN CHINA

ETHNIC GROUPS IN CHINA

HUKOU SYSTEM IN CHINA

CHINA’S STATE STRUCTURE AND THE TWO SESSIONS

DIGITAL SILK ROAD

Beijing's Digital Footprint and its Political Implications

CHINA’S GOING GLOBAL POLICY: A PRELUDE TO THE BRI

THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN: THEN AND NOW

Political Legitimacy of the CPC under Xi Jinping

CHINA’S SOCIAL SECTOR AND THE EMERGENCE OF GONGOS

Governance of China's Civil Society and NGOs

THE NATIONAL PARTY CONGRESS AND THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

Power Structure of the Communist Party of China under Xi Jinping

CHINA'S DUAL CONSTITUTION

China's State and Party Constitution

1978 REFORMS AND THE FOUR MODERNISATIONS

MADE IN CHINA 2025

China's Quest for Self-Reliance and Market Dominance

BEIDAIHE MEETING

Meeting of Political Elite in the Build-up to the 20th National Party Congress