Commentary
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Feb. 6 chaired a State Council executive meeting focused on policies to boost effective investment, which remains a significant challenge for the communist regime in the new year.
Thinking About China
Opinion
Why China’s Investment Slump May Not End in 2026
Investment alone won’t deliver the economic rebound Beijing wants.
People walk past a screen showing figures of the gross domestic product (GDP) on a street in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 19, 2026. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images
Wang He
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Wang He has master’s degrees in law and history, and has studied the international communist movement. He was a university lecturer and an executive of a large private firm in China. Wang now lives in North America and has published commentaries on China’s current affairs and politics since 2017.
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