Fueled by a huge surge in government “mini-stimulus” lending in the second half of the year, China’s GDP increased by a higher-than-expected 7.7% for 2013 (link in Chinese) according to the National Bureau of Statistics. That might sound like a good thing, but it’s not: essentially the government freaked out at the prospect of missing its 7.5% target, and overshot […]
In 1934, an estimated 86,000 soldiers in the Communist Red Army decamped from their Soviet-style base in Jiangxi province in an attempt to escape from Chiang Kai-shek and his encircling Nationalist Army. The desperate retreat, which Mao Zedong later ingeniously labeled the “Long March,” lasted four trying seasons and crossed 11 provinces. Read Here – […]
The CCP has a history of monitoring political unrest around the world closely. The Arab Spring is no different. Read Here – The Diplomat
2014 is the year of the horse in China. But for the rest of us, it might prove to be the year of China. Read Here – Time
Xi Jinping, delivering his first New Year’s address as China’s president, said the country must press ahead with reforms in 2014 to improve livelihoods and make the country “rich and strong.” Read Here – Bloomberg
Beijing lawmakers and sociologists have urged the government to prepare for a possible baby boom after the capital relaxes its family planning policy next year. Read Here – Xinhua
The U.S. and China have the most important bilateral relationship in the world. The rising global superpower and the status quo superpower are deeply cooperative and deeply competitive — at the same time. Read Here – Bloomberg
Although Mao and Marx have been replaced in many ways by modernization, the great helmsman is still at the center of China. Read Here – The Euroepan
From nearly any point in Lhasa, capital of China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, you can see at least two police checkpoints. Read Here – The Atlantic
Why does China undermine its patient diplomacy with sudden announcements like the ADIZ? Read Here – The Diplomat
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