An International Spokesman for Chinese Nationalism
Eric Li, a Western-educated venture capitalist, now plays an important role in the media ecosystem of state-aligned nationalism.
Winter 2026
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Xi is Not Mao
Mao and Xi’s historical projects couldn’t be more different, and it is high time to move beyond the bad history that conflates them.
The Art of War
Like almost every other war film, The Battle at Lake Changjin is less a work of art than a social engineering project.
The Xi Era
The seismic shifts in the global world order during Xi’s rule call for new tools for understanding China and the varied lives and views of its inhabitants.
The Grassroots Intellectuals
China’s social and intellectual spheres remain less monolithic than the tightly controlled public transcripts would suggest, and their possibilities deserve our continued attention.
After Repression, Revolt?
Xi Jinping has consolidated power to a degree not seen since the days of Mao. But the rigid system over which he presides may be more fragile than it seems.
Make China Marxist Again
Under Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party has reembraced Marx. But Xi’s state Marxism is a top-down attempt to unify the population behind a nationalist ideology, not to inspire class struggle.
The Chairman of Everything
Under Xi Jinping’s rule, conditions for civil society are worse in China today than they have been for more than two decades. Yet in spite of ratcheted up forms of control, protests continue.
Chinese Labor Divided
China’s recent uptick in labor unrest has given leftists hope that the world’s largest working class is building a labor movement to match its scale. But Chinese workers are still far from having a national voice.
