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Rebecca Liao

Campaigns & Elections Oct 30, 2017 Snapshot

China’s New Helmsman

At China’s 19th Party Congress last week, President Xi Jinping cemented his status as the core of the party and the most powerful Chinese leader since Deng Xiaoping—or...

Rebecca Liao

Economics Aug 16, 2017 Snapshot

How Blockchain Could Shape International Trade

The widespread adoption of blockchain would benefit importers and exporters, granting them access to the financial backing that many now lack.

Rebecca Liao

Wheels of cheese at a storehouse in Modena, Italy, February 2016.

G-20 Jul 17, 2017 Snapshot

Awkwardness at the G-20

When comparing the policy agreements coming out of the G–20 meeting this year with those of former years, as well as the tone of the conferences, it becomes clear that...

Rebecca Liao

Law Mar 28, 2017 Snapshot

China's Path Toward the Rule of Law

China moved one step closer to instituting a unified civil code when the National People's Congress formally approved the General Principles of the Civil Law, which...

Rebecca Liao

Security officers prepare ahead of the closing session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 2017.

Law Feb 2, 2017 Snapshot

Judicial Reform in China

Beijing’s goal is to establish a robust legal system that can effectively govern China’s political and social life without ever challenging the Communist Party’s core...

Rebecca Liao

Police in front of a court in Jinan, China, August 2013.

From the Archives Sep 14, 2016 Snapshot

The End of the G-20

Asking countries to incrementally but broadly give up their sovereignty is not a worthwhile endeavor for the G-20, or for any multilateral organization.

Rebecca Liao

China's President Xi Jinping attends a news conference after the closing of G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, September 5, 2016.

Economics Mar 30, 2016 Snapshot

China’s Domestic Distractions

China's domestic economic problems are holding back its economic statecraft in such initiatives as the One Belt, One Road project.

Rebecca Liao

At a brokerage in Shanghai, July 2015. China’s ongoing economic problems could undermine its economic statecraft abroad.

Globalization Dec 3, 2015 Snapshot

Fair Trade

The TPP’s architects have heralded the deal as a “trade agreement for the twenty-first century” for the past five years. If the deal is to fulfill its promise, it...

Rebecca Liao

A worker uses a blow torch to break up parts of a ship brought to shore for scrap metal near Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta December 3, 2015.

Cybersecurity Oct 12, 2015 Snapshot

Digital Diplomacy

Over the last few years, Washington has lost its touch in dealing with China. Instead, the U.S. tech community has come to fill the diplomacy vacuum and make headway...

Rebecca Liao

Chinese President Xi Jinping listens to U.S. President Barack Obama during a joint news conference at the White House, September 25, 2015.

IMF Jul 27, 2015 Snapshot

Out of the Bretton Woods

The creation of the AIIB means that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank now have an Asian counterpart—one that does not subject its loans to the...

Rebecca Liao

Law & Institutions Oct 26, 2014 Snapshot

The Law of Rule

The Fourth Plenum took a bureaucratic view of the judiciary, treating it as an ally to the regime in improving governance rather than as the people’s advocate against...

Rebecca Liao

A star-shaped flag pole on the Great Hall of the People is silhouetted against the setting sun in Beijing October 23, 2014.

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