China Reality Check

At the December 2017 Central Economic Work Conference, Chinese policymakers decided that China would focus on fighting three critical battles to achieve high quality development in the next three years, among them curbing financial risks.

Chinese policymakers decided that China would focus on fighting three tough battles to achieve high quality development in the next three years, among them reducing rural and urban poverty.

This year’s annual legislative session may go down as one of the most consequential in recent history. Amid growing tension with the U.S., the proceedings will indicate much about Xi Jinping's consolidation of power.

At the December 2017 Central Economic Work Conference, Chinese policymakers decided that China would combat three tough battles in the next three years, among them is controlling pollution.

Please join the Freeman Chair for an exciting presentation by Georgia State University's Maria Repnikova, who will share with us the ways in which the Chinese party-state has adapted to the latest media technology environment and has changed not only the content of its message but the means by which it reaches its audiences. 

The 19th Party Congress appears to be a total victory for Xi Jinping and the dawning of a "New Era."

The China Reality Check Series presents perspectives from academia, industry, and government in order to promote a sustained dialogue on critical and insufficiently understood issues related to China's reemergence as a global power.