China’s top generals are falling like flies, and at unprecedented speeds. As Xi Jinping dismantles the upper ranks of the People’s Liberation Army, questions are mounting about corruption, loyalty, and the stability of China’s political system.
Neil Thomas, an expert on Chinese politics at Asia Society, unpacks the logic of Xi’s military crackdown.

Neil's articles: https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/neil-thomas

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As Trump threatens the sovereignty of NATO allies, the leaders of South Korea and Japan appeared together in Nara, playing drums in a highly choreographed display of diplomatic comity. Ian and Chang talk about the historic significance of this unlikely rapprochement, why it is happening now, and the prospect of an East Asian security architecture without the help of the United States.

Across the world, the promise of stable growth that underwrote many economies is unraveling. From Nepal to Bulgaria to Mexico, young people fed up with the status quo are rebelling. While many have turned to populists for help, China's youth are turning to a very different figure. The anthropologist Xiang Biao, who has become a voice for China's "lost" generation in recent years, speak to us about what went wrong with Chinese and Western elites, and his ideas for redefining politics. This conversation was recorded live in Tokyo.

Related links:

Xiang's work on Zhejiang Village migrants: https://www.amazon.com/Transcending-Boundaries-Zhejiangcun-Migrant-Village/dp/9004142010

Xiang's writings:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-4953-1

https://www.readingthechinadream.com/xiang-biao-excerpts-from-self-as-method.html

https://www.readingthechinadream.com/xiang-biao-hello-stranger.html