How Xi Jinping is going back to Confucius to define China’s future
Xi’s plan to glorify China’s deep cultural roots is embodied in Ruzang, a compilation of the philosopher’s writings and related works. Read More Here
Category: China
US Efforts to Contain Xi’s Push for Tech Supremacy Are Faltering
China is quickly setting itself up to be ahead in crucial future technologies, leaving the rest of the world struggling, as the Made in China 2025 takes deep roots in an economy seen differently from the outside. Read More Here.
Will China Intervene Directly to Protect its Investments in Africa?
Africa presents a uniquely complex challenge for China. Political instability — wars, coups, civil unrest — poses challenges that may undermine China’s peaceful rise and compel it to deploy military and security forces to protect its investments and own economic development. Read More Here
Military purges put Xi Jinping’s singer-wife in the spotlight
Speculation is rife over whether Peng Liyuan is helping Xi control China’s military. Read More Here
US lawmakers pass bill that questions China’s claims over Tibet
Bill that frames Beijing’s control over Tibet for centuries as ‘disinformation’ will head to President Joe Biden’s desk. Read More Here
No limits? Why Vladimir Putin’s latest visit will test China-Russia ties
Trip expected to be a show of the growing geo-strategic alignment and ‘deep friendship’ between leader, but it could also reveal limits as Beijing tries to keep Moscow close while avoiding sanctions over Ukraine. Read More Here
Xi Jinping is quietly sanction-proofing China
China is doubling down on manufacturing exports to offset the challenges posed by a sluggish property market and meet the party’s 5% GDP growth target for 2024. Read More Here
Xi Orders China’s Biggest Military Reorganization Since 2015
Move follows the ouster of several top military figures in ‘23; Strategic Support Force dissolves as new unit takes its place. Read More Here
China’s Rebalancing Imperative
China’s deeply entrenched countercyclical policy mindset is misaligned with its structural challenges: mounting deflationary risks, exacerbated by the lethal interplay between a rapidly aging population and serious productivity problems. Read More Here
China’s economy seeing ‘seismic shifts’ and imbalances like nothing Beijing predicted
Prominent government adviser Liu Yuanchun says immediate future will be marked by disequilibrium, and appropriate adjustments will take time; more non-economic risks are emerging than economic ones, he says after China reports expectation-beating GDP growth in first quarter. Read More Here
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