How do dictators maintain power for life? I explain in a new book that they can stay in power by forming "Coalitions of the Weak" composed of tainted or inexperienced officials. Not a loyalty-competence tradeoff but one of institutions vs patrimonialism

As I tell my students, there are some documents, even very short ones, that reveal a great deal across different topics about the CCP. This is one of them

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Super interesting and makes sense. Actually I don’t think this is so different from commercial influence, besides the threats toward families of course

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“If the jealousies and insecurities that come with succession politics are dangerous, then it is no surprise that Xi has not picked a successor,” writes @JosephTorigian. https://t.co/XWRXWZZmBl

Interesting to see a PLA joint wargame described here on Chinese military news. CCTV7, Junshi Baodao, 19Dec. I'm intrigued to see clear use of hexes (traditional style!), but also tactical level use of aerial drones and robo-dogs too. I note that a 'red' and 'blue' team are

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Steve Witkoff’s unlikely diplomatic ascent: great ps, even this benign account shows a key advantage of authoritarian regimes: no constraints on making deals but folks will find out soon the downside: lack of credible commitment

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Basically starts would have to be zero for several years to digest some of the supply overhang

Yep truly lavishly funded, hearing some profs in China get over 10 mln RMB a year so w PPP close to 2 million USD a year

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Double whammy, no, China does not have "dream of AI dominance" and no, the H200s are not a game changer..... Opinions are nice, but facts based analysis is even better.... Trump Is Doubling Down on His Disastrous A.I. Chip Policy

Here we go, been hearing rumors of consulting firms that facilitate pubs by bribing editors. Just received an offer today from a Nanjing based company. I guess it’s not a myth

有央企背景的中国量子科技龙头企业国盾量子董事长吕品在办公室内意外去世，年仅46岁，警方通报已排除案件。

1/2 Bloomberg: "The share of Chinese bonds with maturities beyond 10 years has climbed to around 31% of outstanding central and local government debt, the highest level in a decade and up from a low of 11.6% in 2018." https://t.co/8gulQTOrjf