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A Conversation with Tony Saich: Mao, Xi, and the Politics of Party History

Tony Saich, director of the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia, recently sat down for a discussion with the Ash Center on his two upcoming articles comparing the leadership of Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping: “Is Xi Jinping the Mao Zedong of the New Era” (in Notebooks: The Journal for Studies on Power) and “The Chairman of Everything: Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping” (in an edited volume by Benjamin Hillman, Australian National University Press, 2027).

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A Conversation with Tony Saich: Mao, Xi, and the Politics of Party History
A photo of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China.

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A Conversation with Tony Saich: Mao, Xi, and the Politics of Party History

Tony Saich, director of the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia, recently sat down for a discussion with the Ash Center on his two upcoming articles comparing the leadership of Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping: “Is Xi Jinping the Mao Zedong of the New Era” (in Notebooks: The Journal for Studies on Power) and “The Chairman of Everything: Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping” (in an edited volume by Benjamin Hillman, Australian National University Press, 2027).

Has the U.S. Been Fighting the Wrong AI War? A Q&A with Hao Chen
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Has the U.S. Been Fighting the Wrong AI War? A Q&A with Hao Chen

Hao Chen, Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia, answers questions about his forthcoming paper “China’s Diffusion-Forward AI Strategy: Chatbots, Robots, and Political Economic Possibilities,” co-authored by Meg Rithmire, James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

A Discussion with Dr. Ely Ratner
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A Discussion with Dr. Ely Ratner

In a conversation moderated by Edward Cunningham, Director of Ash Center China Programs and the Asia Energy and Sustainability Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, Dr. Ely Ratner joins the Rajawali Foundation to examine U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific, highlighting key geopolitical risks, private sector implications, and the region’s strategic and economic importance.

Strategic Decision-Making by Anti-Corruption Agencies: Case Selection, Communication, and Institution-Building Q & A
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Strategic Decision-Making by Anti-Corruption Agencies: Case Selection, Communication, and Institution-Building Q & A

A Q&A with Jeeyang Rhee Baum, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and co-author of a new paper exploring strategic challenges that anticorruption agencies (ACAs) and other comparable bodies face with a focus on case selection and communication strategies, and the implications for practioners and reformers working to strengthen anticorruption institutions in Asia and beyond.

Implications of a Rapidly Changing World: Technology, Digital Transformation, and Geopolitical Realignments: Joint Conference Summary
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Implications of a Rapidly Changing World: Technology, Digital Transformation, and Geopolitical Realignments: Joint Conference Summary

A summary of the December 11-12, 2025 conference, jointly organized by the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia, John F. Kennedy; School of Government, Harvard University; East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS); and the National School of Development, Peking University.

In Partnership with Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS.

Q & A with Ning Leng, Author of “Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party-State in China”
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Q & A with Ning Leng, Author of “Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party-State in China”

Ning Leng, Assistant Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, and former postdoc at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia, answers questions on her newly released book Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party-State in China, exploring politics, economy and authoritarian institutions in China.