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China’s New Five-Year Plan Falls Far Short of the Economy’s Needs
The CCP’s new five-year plan carries more aspirations than practical measures to fix an ailing economy.
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The CCP Lost Its Ability to Save Itself
As an insider familiar with the CCP’s inner workings, Cai Xia describes the outcome of the Fourth Plenum as a ‘balance of terror.’
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Chinese Bank Mergers: Another Sign of Economic and Financial Fragility
In an acknowledgement of China’s precarious financial situation, Beijing has begun to engineer a massive program of bank mergers, starting in Henan Province.
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Japan Accelerates Defense Spending to Counter China Threat
Japan is rearming as fast as it can, resulting in the biggest change in its security posture since 1945.
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The Collapse of China’s Grand Strategy and Trump’s China Moment
A grand bargain between the United States and China could change the course of the 21st century.
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The CCP Tried to Impose a Global Rare-Earth Element Law and Failed
But it will try again, so the United States and allies must get ready.
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Behind the Stalemate of the CCP’s Fourth Plenum
Although Xi Jinping emerged from the Plenum with all his titles intact, he may lack the power to elevate any of his loyalists to key positions.
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Former Chinese Official Threatens US With ‘Devastating Consequences’
What’s behind the warning to respond to any attack on China with a nuclear response?
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Dependence on Chinese Sugar Alternatives a Serious Threat to Our Food Security
America’s growing dependence on Chinese production of sugar alternatives aligns perilously with Beijing’s unrestricted warfare.
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China’s Shift to Debt Collector in Developing Countries—From Lender to Loan Shark
For the world’s poorest countries, Beijing has gone from an investing partner to a hard-nosed creditor.
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China–Russia–Iran–North Korea Ties: Weaker and Less Economically Significant Than They Seem
Whatever the geopolitical ramifications of cooperation within this group, its economic reach and finances are far from enough to topple the international system
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China’s New Five-Year Plan Falls Far Short of the Economy’s Needs
The CCP’s new five-year plan carries more aspirations than practical measures to fix an ailing economy.
|
The CCP Lost Its Ability to Save Itself
As an insider familiar with the CCP’s inner workings, Cai Xia describes the outcome of the Fourth Plenum as a ‘balance of terror.’
|
Chinese Bank Mergers: Another Sign of Economic and Financial Fragility
In an acknowledgement of China’s precarious financial situation, Beijing has begun to engineer a massive program of bank mergers, starting in Henan Province.
|
Japan Accelerates Defense Spending to Counter China Threat
Japan is rearming as fast as it can, resulting in the biggest change in its security posture since 1945.
|
The Collapse of China’s Grand Strategy and Trump’s China Moment
A grand bargain between the United States and China could change the course of the 21st century.
|
The CCP Tried to Impose a Global Rare-Earth Element Law and Failed
But it will try again, so the United States and allies must get ready.
|
Behind the Stalemate of the CCP’s Fourth Plenum
Although Xi Jinping emerged from the Plenum with all his titles intact, he may lack the power to elevate any of his loyalists to key positions.
|
Former Chinese Official Threatens US With ‘Devastating Consequences’
What’s behind the warning to respond to any attack on China with a nuclear response?
|
Dependence on Chinese Sugar Alternatives a Serious Threat to Our Food Security
America’s growing dependence on Chinese production of sugar alternatives aligns perilously with Beijing’s unrestricted warfare.
|
China’s Shift to Debt Collector in Developing Countries—From Lender to Loan Shark
For the world’s poorest countries, Beijing has gone from an investing partner to a hard-nosed creditor.
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China–Russia–Iran–North Korea Ties: Weaker and Less Economically Significant Than They Seem
Whatever the geopolitical ramifications of cooperation within this group, its economic reach and finances are far from enough to topple the international system
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