Incumbent Takeovers and Chinese High-Level Visits

• In Event: International Relations and Domestic Politics of Asia

Brief Overview

This article introduces the "Incumbent Takeover Diplomacy Effect," showing that leaders who consolidate power by removing constraints are 32% more likely to receive high-level visits from China's top officials.

Authors

• Ruixing Cao, University of Virginia

• Shane H.Y. Lin, Academia Sinica