Minxin Pei
Minxin Pei is a professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. His research has been published in Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, The National Interest, Modern China, China Quarterly, Journal of Democracy and many edited books and his op-eds have appeared in the Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek International, and International Herald Tribune, and other major newspapers.
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An Assertive China the ‘New Normal’?
Recent tensions between China and the West are likely a sign of things to come. Western policymakers will have to get used to it.
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What China Needs to Learn
Japan wasn’t blameless in the recent spat. But Beijing must understand that great powers sometimes need to show restraint.
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China’s Greedy ‘Communists’
There’s little doubt China has a real estate bubble. The only question now is when taxpayers will have to foot the bill for it.
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How China Can Shut US Up
Clinton’s remarks on the South China Sea shouldn’t have surprised China, says Minxin Pei. It must be careful not to overreact.
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China’s Political Awakening?
The current labour unrest isn’t as apolitical as it looks. But don’t expect an early change in China’s autocratic leadership.
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Get Ready for DPRK Collapse
The Six-Party Talks are looking hopeless, says Minxin Pei. It’s time for policymakers to start planning for the worst. Now.
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China’s Revolutionary Hope?
Strange, ritualistic and stuck in a time warp—it’s easy to discount the annual People’s Congress. And a mistake, says Minxin Pei.
