China expert and CSIS China Chair Jude Blanchette joins the Pacific Century to lay bare the political workings of the CCP.  Jude explains what the recent Fifth Plenum was and why it’s important for China’s long-term planning.  Jude also discusses the CCP’s state capitalism policy and dissects both the strengths and weaknesses of the Leninist state in a new era of competition with the United States.

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