In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by <a href="https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff146943.php">Olivia Cheung</a>, Research Fellow at the China Institute at SOAS University of London, to discuss her recent paper, <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/factional-modelmaking-in-china-party-elites-open-political-contention-in-the-policy-process/42A26A71B7709FBDCC28AFADF4041BA8">Factional Model-making in China: Party Elites’ Open Political Contention in the Policy Process</a>.

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China is one of the 21st century’s most consequential nations, and it has never been more important to understand how the country is governed. Pekingology is the podcast that unpacks Chinese politics, the inner workings of the Communist Party, and how China's domestic and foreign policy will impact the world. Pekingology is hosted by Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS. It is produced by Gina Kim.