Wendy Leutert

A thread introducing my book ‘China’s State-Owned Enterprises: Leadership, Reform, and Internationalization’ @CambridgeUP (2024) (1/10) 🧵

"Lessons from Using State Organs to Finance the Green Transition in China" by Mathias Larsen, including discussion of the role of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) @GRI_LSE tinyurl.com/4y4yyex5

Today, @AidData publishes our new report, Anchoring Global Ambitions, and an accompanying dataset (CPORTS). Our findings represent the most comprehensive data on China’s financing for global seaports, an increasingly important topic as we follow news at the Panama Canal 🧵(1/?)

So you don't have to do it: the translation of the Main Indicator Table for the 15th Five Year Plan. You are welcome. A lot of continuity with the 14th Plan, down to the number of indicators. Only 2 dropped, and two new in the 15th Plan compared to the 14th Plan.

China sets lowest GDP growth target in decades ft.trib.al/FjVC7PT

Chinese state-owned companies are buying foreclosed property projects, in a sign that long-promised government efforts to reduce massive oversupply in the crisis-hit housing sector are finally getting traction, albeit at a slow pace. reuters.com/world/china/st…

Rather than assuming a monolithic state capitalism model, our findings suggest that ownership outcomes are mediated through subnational state–business relations. State capitalism operates not as a centralized command structure, but through local institutional contexts.

📣New paper alert! 📣 Sharing my new paper coauthor with Zhipeng Ye from ECNU published in Energy Research & Social Science! We answer this question: How do local governments choose between SOEs and private firms in China’s wind power permitting? sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It was a pleasure to talk with @NBorstSF about his new book on tensions between state control + market forces in China. I can't recommend it highly enough. tinyurl.com/3hjz86hn @NCUSCR

China's Competitive Shock to Global Markets seafarerfunds.com/prevailing-win…

Visualizing China's leadership: I'm back with an updated infographic, this time showing newly purged party members, new roles, and updated job descriptions. Download the full version: jagevanscom.wordpress.com/wp-content/upl…

📈 What happens when market forces collide with party control in China? In a recent program, #PIPFellows @NBorstSF (@SeafarerCapital) and @wendyleutert (@IndianaUniv) discuss Borst’s new book "The Bird and the Cage: China’s Economic Contradictions." ▶️ Watch: bit.ly/4k0xR9x

Enjoyed discussing the Party’s role in China’s economy and my book with @wendyleutert The Bird and the Cage: China’s Economic Contradictions ncuscr.org/video/the-bird… @NCUSCR

New report on world's top 20 carbon emitters in 2024: 16 are state-owned entities, 8 of those are from China tinyurl.com/ycxvaknp @MengyeZhu

How much did China's economy actually grow in 2025? Most likely around 2.5-3.0%. In our latest note, we recap China's growth story this year and look ahead to what 2026 may hold: rhg.com/research/china…

The special issue on my 2024 book “Global History in China” has just been out in the journal “Global Intellectual History.” Many thanks to those that worked hard behind the scenes to make this possible. My response speaks about the theoretical framework underpinning the project.

Honored for my book 'China's State-Owned Enterprises: Leadership, Reform & Internationalization' to be named a @Choice_Reviews 2025 'Outstanding Academic Title.' Many thanks to @CambridgeUP for their support of this work, from proposal to publication. tinyurl.com/37fu5c5h

Many thanks to @FranciscoUrdin for the opportunity to visit, exchange ideas, and learn from the researchers at @Milenio_ICLAC. Looking forward to the next time already!

EU releases new military mobility package calling for "stricter rules on the ownership & control of strategic dual use infrastructure"; a dedicated ports strategy by the European Commission is expected in 2026 @POLITICOEurope @IBKardon politico.eu/article/keepin…

"This is a must-read book for everybody interested in China and the global economy, and it will be challenging to many."- Daron Acemoglu Statism with Chinese Characteristics, 2nd edition by Yasheng Huang (@MIT) | Coming Soon #Economics #ChinesePolitics cup.org/3MeiBZR