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Minxin Pei

Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Asia Program
Expertise: 
Policy, China / Economics of China / China’s Political Development / Chinese Communist Party / U.S.-China Relations / Chinese Foreign Policy
Related Topics: 
Security and Defense Program, Trade and Economies, Asia Program, Stockholm China Forum

Dr. Minxin Pei joined GMF as a non-resident senior fellow for Asia in 2012. As part of the Asia team, Pei advances GMF’s work on the implications of China’s rise for the West, supports the Stockholm China Forum, and manages a research project on China’s economic and political transition.

In addition to his work with GMF, Pei is the Tom and Margot Pritzker Professor of Government and director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College. He is the author of From Reform to Revolution: The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union (Harvard University Press, 1994) and China’s Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy (Harvard University Press, 2006). His research has focused on democratization, China’s political development, the Chinese Communist Party, U.S.–China relations, and Chinese foreign policy. Pei is a columnist for L’Espresso and the Indian Express, and a regular contributor to The Diplomat. He has written for the Financial Times, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek International, and the International Herald Tribune. He received his PhD in political science from Harvard University.

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The Return of Fear-Based Governance in China

Feb 9, 2016 | By Minxin Pei
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With an Ally Like North Korea, Does China Need Enemies?

Jan 7, 2016 | By Minxin Pei
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Drivers and Scenarios of Transition to Democracy in China by 2030

Dec 14, 2015

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Jan 27, 2021 | By Minxin Pei

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Why China's Hard-Line Position on Human Rights is a Strategic Folly

Dec 1, 2020 | By Minxin Pei

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