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Li Xunlei warns of illusion of warmth in the economy
Japan’s lost decades show why household spending, not infrastructure, is the cure for a long freeze, said Zhongtai Chief Economist.
Sep 23 • Yuxuan JIA and Zhijian YAN
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More details emerge on the TikTok deal in China
Comparing Shen Yi's account with those offered by U.S. officials.
Sep 22 • Zichen Wang
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Plumes, Booms, and Brand Bruises
Arc’teryx’s Himalaya “homage” went from boom to gloom—an eco-stunt that lit the sky and torched the Chinese-owned Canadian brand.
Sep 21 • Zichen Wang
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Chinese readout of Xi-Trump phone call on Friday
China’s foreign ministry just released the following readout in Chinese on the night of Friday, September 19 (Beijing Time)
Sep 19 • Zichen Wang
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How did "China Use Kirk’s Murder to Stoke Conspiracy Theories and Division"?
NYT sourced a poorly researched Substack post by NewsGuard, which identified ONE anti-CCP Twitter account spreading a Made-in-America falsehood.
Sep 18 • Zichen Wang
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Xin Zhilei: Always there is the desire urging, always the convention restraining
Venice Film Festival best actress embraced ambition and rejected shame in wanting more in a 2018 speech.
Sep 17 • Yuxuan JIA and Zhong Huiqing
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Beijing trades TikTok for lifting investment barriers from Washington
It's in the readout and Q&A, but we just don't know exactly what it is - for now.
Sep 15 • Zichen Wang
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Big Science, Chinese Style: BGI’s Mei Yonghong on Reshaping the Research Paradigm from Govt Grant-guzzling to Profit-making Businesses
Govt official-turned-biotech corporate leader says fragmented academic silos can no longer deliver breakthroughs. Instead, he champions enterprise-led…
Sep 9 • Yuxuan JIA and Zhong Huiqing
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Ma Ying-jeou on the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan
Former Taiwan leader condemns the current Democratic Progressive Party leader William Ching-te Lai's disregard of history and obsequiousness toward…
Sep 1 • Zichen Wang
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Yao Yang calls for homegrown confidence and openness as Chinese companies go global
Leading economist who recently joined Shanghai University of Finance and Economics urges China to see JV/tech transfer demands as opportunities rather…
Aug 30 • Zhong Huiqing and Yuxuan JIA
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How Sino-centrism and U.S.-centrism warp(ed?) Beijing’s foreign policy thinking (2008)
Two Chinese grand strategists cautioned the perils of seeing the world only through China’s (imagined) glory or America’s shadow, and advised that China…
Aug 26 • Zhao Huiyi and Yuxuan JIA
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Between Trust and Tension: Wang Jisi Reflects on U.S.-China Relations
With the Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations, China's leading America watcher shares personal stories, assesses growing strategic…
Aug 24 • Zichen Wang
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