Elizabeth Economy Details Shifts in Chinese Domestic and Foreign Policy

Published December 2, 2021

China’s president, Xi Jinping, is pursuing an ambitious and expansive foreign policy while steering the country toward repressive authoritarianism. The Chinese Communist Party has reasserted itself into the daily lives of Chinese people, and President Xi continues to enact strict regulations, giving him control over what goes in and out of the country. Together, these changes have triggered a rethink and reset of United States foreign policy.

Additional Resources:

• Read “The China Model: Unexceptional Exceptionalism,” by Elizabeth Economy via the Human Prosperity Project. Available here.
• Listen to “Democracy and Authoritarianism,” with Elizabeth Economy and Larry Diamond via Talks from the Hoover Institution. Available here.
• Read,“An Order Aligned with Chinese Values,” by Elizabeth Economy via the Lowy Institute. Available here.