Tag: Bo Xilai

• New Leadership in China: Quo Vadis Political Reform?

  More than the challenges of political reforms, it appears the Communist Party of China fears a return to the populism and demagoguery of the Mao era.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  27 November 2012

  Comparative Politics, Political Parties

  18th Party Congress 2012, Bo Xilai, Central Military Commission (CMC), Communist Party of China (CPC), corruption, democracy, economic reforms, Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, nepotism, Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC), princelings, Wang Qishan, Xi Jinping

• The fall of Bo Xilai and some reflections on Indian politics

  What does the exit of Bo Xilai say about the stability of the Chinese political system? And what lessons might be drawn for the Indian political system?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  9 April 2012

  Comparative Politics, Political Parties

  Bo Xilai, Chongqing, Communist Party of China (CPC), Congress (I), democracy, factional politics, Mao Zedong., nepotism, princelings

• China in 2011: Through the Indian Looking Glass

  Isn’t China, like India, a country of over a billion people? Who but Indians can really grasp the incredible complexities and myriad problems of a billion people living under one flag?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  27 December 2011

  Comparative Politics, Political Parties

  1911 revolution, Bo Xilai, Chinese provinces, Communist Party of China (CPC), Confucianism, Hu Jintao, Indian states, Liu Xiaobo, Manmohan Singh, social unrest