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Liu Shijin urges RMB internationalisation to boost consumption, balance trade
Former Vice President of the State Council Development Research Centre calls for building a consumption powerhouse and boosting RMB-settled imports
12 hrs ago
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Junyan Zhao
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Yuxuan JIA
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Readouts of Xi-Trump, Xi-Putin calls
The Chinese President spoke to the Russian President in the afternoon, and the U.S. President in the evening on Wednesday, Feb 4.
Feb 4
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Zichen Wang
23
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January 2026
Miao Yanliang on renminbi internationalisation: China’s test is domestic after peak dollar
CICC chief strategist & former SAFE chief economist says U.S. slippage opens space, but only China’s reforms—floating exchange rates, capital account…
Jan 26
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Yuxuan JIA
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WEI Lai
21
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Hu Bo: China Can Afford Patience at Sea
The PKU scholar says China has the capacity to control the East and South China Seas—and that strength should underpin a rational, patient, and…
Jan 23
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Yuxuan JIA
20
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Wu Xinbo Says We Are Witnessing Yet Another Turning Point in China–U.S. Relations
The Fudan scholar argues Washington is recalibrating its global strategy as pressure tools lose force and old assumptions on Taiwan erode.
Jan 21
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Yuxuan JIA
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Zichen Wang
30
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Henry Huiyao Wang: Why China-Canada trade and global cooperation are now ripe for progress
CCG President writes in the South China Morning Post that China and Canada now have a window to further deepen ties
Jan 20
14
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Wang Ou: Migrant workers, after the honeymoon
Sociologist & child of migrant workers shares stories of young migrant workers through marriage and parenthood—and finds where everyday lives collide…
Published on The East is Read
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Jan 18
Diao Daming: the costs of studying China at a distance
This may ruffle a few feathers.
Jan 16
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WEI Lai
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Yuxuan JIA
36
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Xiaomi: a hater's taunt, a fan revolt
The smartphone & EV maker penalises senior executives after fans discovered it was paying an influencer who once called them "losers."
Published on The East is Read
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Jan 13
Ju Jiandong reimagines the Chinese local state: a new blueprint for Chinese modernisation
A bold proposal from Tsinghua’s Ju Jiandong suggests turning local governments into professional operators listed on capital markets.
Jan 12
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WEI Lai
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Yuxuan JIA
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Li Xunlei: one billion people in China have never been on a plane
A 2019 catchphrase about flying pointed to an income problem. Seven years on, how much of his fix has been tried?
Published on The East is Read
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Jan 11
Hebei’s Villages Are Freezing
Rural households around Beijing say they can’t afford gas or electricity for heating after subsidies shrink—and coal is effectively off-limits.
Jan 9
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Zichen Wang
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