Chong Hua Professor of Chinese Development @CambridgeFames @Cambridge_Uni Co-Director @CamGeopolitics Fellow @RobinsonCamb Senior Associate Fellow @RUSI_org
Cambridge, UK
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Can it really be that no one's thinking about a third option?
Why is it seemingly completely absent from the discourse so far?
Or am I somehow just missing it?
Read the 🧵 below for fuller explanation of what I mean...
I don't think Wang Qishan will be targeted directly. After all, he's now just about the same age as Xi will be when he approaches the 22nd Party Congress in 2032.
That said, a couple further thoughts:
1) for the past 18 months...
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#China #politics
nytimes.com/2026/10/26/world…
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Could it just be that Chinese elite politics might follow a specific version of what it sees as a "Singapore Model"?
I don't think Wang Qishan will be targeted directly. After all, he's now just about the same age as Xi will be when he approaches the 22nd Party Congress in 2032.
That said, a couple further thoughts:
1) for the past 18 months...
1/4
#China #politics
nytimes.com/2026/10/26/world…
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An absolutely outstanding event and opportunity for early and mid career academics and practitioners alike. I highly encourage everyone to participate or watch the panels from previous years - which are available on the @CamGeopolitics YouTube channel
Apply today!
Full panel or individual proposals welcome:
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Apply today!
Full panel or individual proposals welcome:
cfg.cam.ac.uk/news/2027-indo…
I don't think Wang Qishan will be targeted directly. After all, he's now just about the same age as Xi will be when he approaches the 22nd Party Congress in 2032.
That said, a couple further thoughts:
1) for the past 18 months...
1/4
#China #politics
nytimes.com/2026/10/26/world…
This would have the advantage of protecting his kingmaker role while still promoting though younger protégés.
I'm not sure exactly what odds I'd place on each outcome.
But I'd guess Senior Minister and staying the course maybe equally likely, with stepping down less so.
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Could it just be that Chinese elite politics might follow a specific version of what it sees as a "Singapore Model"?
I don't think Wang Qishan will be targeted directly. After all, he's now just about the same age as Xi will be when he approaches the 22nd Party Congress in 2032.
That said, a couple further thoughts:
1) for the past 18 months...
1/4
#China #politics
nytimes.com/2026/10/26/world…
Apply today!
Full panel or individual proposals welcome:
cfg.cam.ac.uk/news/2027-indo…
William Hurst retweeted
Panel proposals especially welcome!
cfg.cam.ac.uk/news/2027-indo…
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Indonesia’s broken labour market has become worse on Prabowo Subianto’s watch, with falling middle-class real wages, a huge black market and high levels of graduate unemployment economist.com/leaders/2026/1…
Panel proposals especially welcome!
cfg.cam.ac.uk/news/2027-indo…
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Is it fair to say there's a crisis yet?...
In @TheEconomist today, we ask how President Prabowo Subianto will respond to crashing approval ratings, which are nearing record lows.
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In @TheEconomist today, we ask how President Prabowo Subianto will respond to crashing approval ratings, which are nearing record lows.