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From Evergrande to rising unemployment, blackouts to a rapidly aging population, China is facing an existential reckoning. The “wolf warrior” Chinese diplomats, still busy howling at the world, are understandably worried. Are we witnessing the “great fall” of Beijing?
John Mac Ghlionn is a researcher and essayist. He covers psychology and social relations, and has a keen interest in social dysfunction and media manipulation. His work has been published by the New York Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, Newsweek, National Review, and The Spectator US, among others.