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Zhuoran Li
Zhuoran Li is a Ph.D. candidate in China studies and a research assistant at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University. His work has been featured in The Diplomat and the National Interest, and he has appeared on Vox News.
Zhuoran Li is a Ph.D. candidate in China studies and a research assistant at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University. He received his BA at the University of Virginia and MA at SAIS. His research interests include Chinese politics, Japanese politics, and East Asian security and diplomacy. His works have been featured in The Diplomat, SAIS China Studies Review, and the National Interest, and he has appeared on Vox News.

June 16, 2023
Abe’s Unfinished Business: Japan’s Agriculture Reform
By Zhuoran Li

June 10, 2023
What Is the Impact of China’s New Rural Initiative?
By Zhuoran Li

March 29, 2023
China’s Lackluster Vaccination Drive: A Tale of Local Cadre Incentives
By Zhuoran Li

March 16, 2023
Beyond ‘Wolf Warriors’: China’s Multidimensional Diplomacy
By Zhuoran Li

March 02, 2023
The Future of the China-US Chip War
By Zhuoran Li

January 07, 2023
How Beijing Accidentally Ended the Zero COVID Policy
By Zhuoran Li

November 15, 2022
China’s Performative Zero-COVID Policy
By Zhuoran Li

October 26, 2022
China’s Gradual Reform Dilemma
By Zhuoran Li

October 08, 2022
The CCP’s Changing Understanding of the Soviet Union’s Collapse
By Zhuoran Li

September 26, 2022
The End of Senior Politics in China
By Zhuoran Li

July 15, 2022
Chinese Feminists Caught Between a Rock and the Party
By Zhuoran Li and Jennifer Lee
