A massive military parade dominated Beijing on Oct. 1, with President Xi Jinping at the center. But is China an awakening giant or a stumbling one? And how much is the country today rooted in the past? Throughout China’s national week, Foreign Policy will explore these questions—and others.
Xi Jinping Is the Life and Soul of the Party
The Chinese president’s ambitions can’t be separated from the CCP’s ideology.
The People’s Republic of China Was Born in Chains
The Communist Party calls 1949 a liberation. But China was far freer beforehand.
China’s Youth Are Trapped in the Cult of Nationalism
Dreams of liberalization have clashed against the reality of successful propaganda.
China’s Vast History Can’t Be Caught in the CCP’s Net
There are 10,000 stories of China. The government wants to tell only one of them.
5 Bad Things in China’s Future (and 3 Good Ones)
Xi Jinping’s rule could get very dark.