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Beijing’s Tactical Retreat Shows Why Xi Conceded in Latest Trade Talks With Trump
China’s economic troubles and political turmoil forced Xi to yield in trade talks, signaling a fragile truce rather than a lasting peace.
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It Looks Like 2 Years at a Minimum Before Things Can Turn Around for China’s Property Sector
Though property developers are starting to reschedule their finances, it’s just the first step in addressing China’s ongoing property crisis.
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How the CCP Starved Chinese Peasants to Death in the 1950s
Mao Zedong said that showing mercy to peasants was akin to helping American imperialism.
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China’s Hypocritical Push for Global Women’s Causes
Beijing pushes for gender equality abroad while paying lip service at home.
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Pandora’s Retreat From China: The Collapse of a Middle-Class Dream
As Chinese consumers become more cautious with their spending and the middle-class dream fades, Pandora’s empty stores signal the end of a once-hopeful era.
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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 acknowledgment 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 U.S. and allies must get ready.
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Beijing’s Tactical Retreat Shows Why Xi Conceded in Latest Trade Talks With Trump
China’s economic troubles and political turmoil forced Xi to yield in trade talks, signaling a fragile truce rather than a lasting peace.
|
It Looks Like 2 Years at a Minimum Before Things Can Turn Around for China’s Property Sector
Though property developers are starting to reschedule their finances, it’s just the first step in addressing China’s ongoing property crisis.
|
How the CCP Starved Chinese Peasants to Death in the 1950s
Mao Zedong said that showing mercy to peasants was akin to helping American imperialism.
|
China’s Hypocritical Push for Global Women’s Causes
Beijing pushes for gender equality abroad while paying lip service at home.
|
Pandora’s Retreat From China: The Collapse of a Middle-Class Dream
As Chinese consumers become more cautious with their spending and the middle-class dream fades, Pandora’s empty stores signal the end of a once-hopeful era.
|
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 acknowledgment 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 U.S. and allies must get ready.
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