Ning Leng
McCourt School of Public Policy
Chinese Politics and Economy Research Seminar Series
The Chinese Politics and Economy Research Seminar (CPERS) brings scholars to Georgetown to share their latest research on China. Convened since 2021, the seminar series is sponsored by the Department of Government and the Georgetown Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues.
This seminar is academic in nature and jointly organized by professors Ning Leng and Lizhi Liu. If you are interested in giving an academic presentation, or being a discussant at the seminar, please contact one of the organizers.
Project Leaders
Lizhi Liu
McDonough School of Business
Event Series
Oct
29
29
2026
Outsourcing Surveillance: Online Opinion Management in China
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…
Oct
28
28
2026
Make China Great Again Online: Alt-History Fiction and Popular Authoritarianism
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…
Sep
9
9
2026
Governing Digital China
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…
Apr
16
16
2026
The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun
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…
Nov
13
13
2025
Platforms Against the State
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…
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Oct
15
15
2025
Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party-State in China
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 …