Kerry Brown

Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute, King's College

Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College, London, an associate fellow on the Chatham House Asia Programme, and author of ‘CEO

Articles by Kerry Brown

Like anywhere else, the politics of the People's Republic runs along two tracks. There are the issues that policy is meant to address and do something about. Then there is the presentation of these policies. Policy and presentation go hand in hand. Strong policies but poor presentation lead to governments underselling their work and getting no credit. Good presentation and poor policies are even more calamitous, leading to the deadly criticism that an administration is all talk and no action.