Friday, November 20, 2009
Aftermath of the President's China Trip
Some of my reaction to the presidential visit to China over at World Politics Review. Beijing is becoming much more confident in how it handles the bilateral relationship and this will certainly have an impact on the fifth generation of leadership.
Speaking of which, I came across an interesting report on the matter by Cheng Li; I am struck by some of the similarities one might draw with the Kremlin leadership, at least the younger members, in terms of diversity on one hand but the "we are all in the same boat" on the other in terms of preserving the system.
Query for TWR readers: any good Chinese studies of the Orange Revolution in Ukraine?
Speaking of which, I came across an interesting report on the matter by Cheng Li; I am struck by some of the similarities one might draw with the Kremlin leadership, at least the younger members, in terms of diversity on one hand but the "we are all in the same boat" on the other in terms of preserving the system.
Query for TWR readers: any good Chinese studies of the Orange Revolution in Ukraine?
