Xi Jinping's protégés at the 19th Party Congress. Although some of Chinese President Xi Jinping's younger allies will be promoted at the upcoming leadership transition, Cheng Li explains that there is a limit to how many seats the group can take on the new Central Committee.

U.S. strategy toward North Korea lacks clarity. In an interview with CNN, Jonathan Pollack says that the U.S. government needs to exhibit greater message clarity and less public-shaming of China when it comes to North Korea.

High import tariffs will not faze China. David Dollar tells the Associated Press that China will not simply cave if the United States decides to impose high tariffs on Chinese imports.