Joseph Torigian

Joseph Torigian is an assistant professor at the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC, a Stanton Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center

Articles by Joseph Torigian
Xi Zhongxun from a postage stamp commemorating the Chinese military leader.
Xi Zhongxun from a postage stamp commemorating the Chinese military leader.

A Squabble About History Almost Killed Xi Jinping’s Father
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Joseph Torigian
A military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing
A military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing

China’s Nuclear Program Baffled Soviet Intelligence
Argument
Joseph Torigian
Beijing magistrates wearing court uniforms join workers demonstrating in support of student hunger-strikers gathered at Tiananmen Square, in Beijing on May 18, 1989.
Beijing magistrates wearing court uniforms join workers demonstrating in support of student hunger-strikers gathered at Tiananmen Square, in Beijing on May 18, 1989.

Xi Jinping’s Tiananmen Family Lessons
Argument
Joseph Torigian
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