Welcome to China 360°, a bulletin featuring original insights from the scholars at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy’s 21st Century China Center to keep you informed about the complex and multidimensional developments in China and U.S.-China relations.
Issue 30: March 10, 2023
ANALYSIS
CCP Inc.: The Reshaping of China's State Capitalist System

This multi-year project, headed up by Barry Naughton, examines China’s domestic economic management and the international behavior of Chinese companies, state organizations and financiers.
Xinhua Gate of Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China. The main entrance of the Chinese Central Government. Credit: V2images/iStock photo
BLOG
How China’s State Council Coordinates Policy
In our latest post on the China Data Lab blog, recent UC San Diego political science Ph.D. graduate Jiying Jiang showcases her work on how and when China’s state council overcomes policy gridlock.
Photo by Bill Mead on Unsplash. Worker installing solar panels on a roof
INTERVIEW
Can China clean up its energy act, and can the U.S. go renewable without China?
In this interview, Michael Davidson delves into the issues surrounding decarbonization in China and U.S.-China relations, explaining how everything from supply chains to international politics affects the transition to renewable energy sources.
Photo by Rob on Unsplash. 1 Yuan banknote, with portrait of Chairman Mao
PODCAST
地方债会拖垮中国经济吗？(Will the local government debt drag down China’s economy?)
Victor Shih appeared on the Chinese-language podcast 不明白 (bumingbai) to discuss the extent to which rising local government debt poses a problem for the CCP.
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