Ning Leng
McCourt公共政策学院
Digital technology facilitates information sharing among activists; however, it also affords autocrats new vectors of control, allowing them to surveil and subjugate dissenters. Yet, in China—the…
On the Chinese internet, alternate history is booming. Millions of writers and readers fantasize about going back in time and changing their country’s fate. One envisions saving the Southern Song…
China's approach to digital governance has gained global influence, often evoking Orwellian “Big Brother” comparisons. Governing Digital China (2025) challenges this perception, arguing that China's…
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is one of the most powerful individuals in the world―and one of the least understood. Much can be learned, however, about both Xi Jinping and the nature of the party he…
The administrative capabilities of digital platforms—such as large-scale recruitment, taxation, and mass communication—enable the creation and maintenance of socioeconomic domains that operate beyond…
The Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues hosted Ning Leng for a conversation about her book, Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party-State in China (2025), which …