Why International Rules Are Only ‘Soft Constraints’ for the Chinese Communist Party

Why International Rules Are Only ‘Soft Constraints’ for the Chinese Communist Party
A worker cuts an oil pipe at a factory in Qingdao in China’s eastern Shandong Province on Feb. 28, 2019. China's manufacturing activity shrunk for a third straight month in February, sinking to its worst performance in three years as the economy slows and the U.S. trade war bites, official data showed on Feb. 28. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Cheng Xiaonong
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has surprised the international community by playing fast and loose in U.S.-China trade talks over the past two years.

Cheng Xiaonong
Cheng Xiaonong
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Dr. Cheng Xiaonong is a scholar of China’s politics and economy based in New Jersey. Cheng was a policy researcher and aide to the former Party leader Zhao Ziyang, when Zhao was premier. He also served as chief editor of the journal Modern China Studies.
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