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China's Consumption Is Not Nearly as Low as It Appears: CF40 Policy Brief
Leading independent econ thinktank finds the gap between China and developed countries across various consumption sectors is significantly narrower when…
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Zichen Wang
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Vietnam's Massive Reclamation in the Spratly Islands
Satellite photos from South China Sea Probing Initiative (SCSPI) show Vietnam’s expansion and militarization of Spratly features.
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SCSPI
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Dow Jones partners with Chinese media outlet, says partner TMTPost
News Corp's publisher of the Wall Street Journal appears to make an under-the-radar venture into Chinese-language media by enabling a Chinese version of…
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Zichen Wang
Henry Huiyao Wang: Chinese companies can spearhead a new wave of globalisation
Going global not only defuses the perils of protectionism, it also allows Chinese firms to bring jobs and economic benefits to the world, CCG founder …
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CCG Update
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Trump could be in China for Sept. 3 WW2 commemoration & military parade, Chinese opinion leaders suggest
Wang Xiangwei says Beijing and Washington can remember WW2 together. Jin Canrong claims Xi, Trump, and Putin together would "inject a force of peace and…
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Some Troubled Science Reporting at South China Morning Post
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Wang Yi at Munich Security Conference
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“Freedom of Navigation” Claimed by U.S. is NOT “Freedom of Navigation” under International Law
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Ren Zhengfei sends chill down Huawei & economy
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Yan Xuetong on China–U.S. talks, Ukraine, and international order without global leadership
Leading IR scholar at Tsinghua says deal or no deal depends on the U.S. initiative.
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Xintian Li
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Yuxuan JIA
Wang Jisi on The Relationship Between National Security and Other National Objectives
National security must have its boundaries, says the top Chinese IR scholar.
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Yiyang Xu
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Xintian Li
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Yuxuan JIA
Zhou Tianyong on the colossal waste from China's land planning
A well-known economist argues that China’s rigid land system is strangling job creation and consumer demand and aggravating income inequality between…
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Yuxuan JIA
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Xintian Li
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China's unique definition of "social work," as in the Communist Party's department of Society Work
Party-building, primary-level governance, and social stability—Renmin University professor unpacks the connotations of "social work" in the Chinese…
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Yuxuan JIA
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Sihan ZHAO
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Ma Ying-jeou's speech at 17th Straits Forum in the mainland
And why I keep covering the former Taiwanese leader in Pekingnology.
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Zichen Wang
Zhou Tianyong's economic reform agenda
Former Central Party School economist says dismantling institutional constraints is China's ONLY way toward medium-high growth and avoiding poverty.
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Yuxuan JIA
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Siqi Lin
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Wang Jisi on U.S. society, foreign policy, & China-U.S. relations
China's leading scholar on America concludes with a call for both countries to create a more open and convenient environment for scholarly visits.
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Yiyang Xu
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Yuxuan JIA
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Zichen Wang
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