
In 2020, she was named as a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting. As U.S.-China tensions grew, she was expelled from China in 2020, along with other American journalists. She has been with the Journal since 2008 and a China correspondent since 2011. Lingling Wei is the chief China correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. Lastly, Wei concludes that the results of the Party Congress are important in shaping the future of U.S.-China relations. She argues that despite President Xi's great power, he is willing to course correct when needed, pointing to how some of Xi’s economic policies have been dialed back during China’s recent economic downturn. Wei presents candidates likely to be promoted to senior positions during the upcoming Party Congress and highlights how these potential personnel shifts may impact China’s future economic and foreign policies. Wei explains that during Party Congress meetings new leadership and constitutional changes are formally approved. In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Lingling Wei joins us to discuss China’s upcoming 20th Party Congress that is scheduled to take place in October. His research areas include Chinese foreign and security policy, Chinese military affairs, U.S.-China relations, and strategic developments in East Asia. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. National Defense University and an adjunct professor in the Edmund A. Joel Wuthnow is a senior research fellow in the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs within the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the U.S. Wuthnow comments on the implications of the key trends within the PLA, arguing the leadership reshuffle could affect the PLA’s assessment of its readiness and capabilities and those of its adversaries.ĭr. He also discusses the potential impact of the 20th Party Congress on the PLA modernization process, believing that the Party Congress is unlikely to introduce dramatic changes, but we should pay attention to the new composition of the Central Military Commission (CMC). Wuthnow explains the key patterns of the structure of the PLA and how it has changed under Xi in the context of increasing emphasis on military modernization. Joel Wuthnow joins us to discuss emerging future trends in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr.

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