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December 1, 2023

United States
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2024

As 2023 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2024.

NATO

November 27, 2023

China
Delay in China’s Annual Fall Party Plenum Meeting: A Sign of Deepening Institutional Erosion?

Failure to designate a date for an important upcoming Chinese Communist Party event suggests China's reform-era political institutions and practices may be eroding yet further under Xi Jinping’s incr…

Delegates arrive before the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.

October 26, 2023

China
Beijing's Message to the National Women's Congress: Gender Equality Is Out, Family and Childbirth Are In

Rhetoric used by Chinese Communist Party officials at this week's National Women's Congress may hint towards a return of traditional gender norms in China.

Attendants carry tea before the opening ceremony of the Twentieth National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.

September 26, 2023

Trade
The Contentious U.S.-China Trade Relationship

Trade between the world’s two biggest economies has ballooned in recent decades, bringing significant benefits but also perils that have led to calls to rethink the relationship.

A Chinese technician wearing a facemask is cast in blue light as he works on a solar panel production line.

September 25, 2023

China
China Steadily Pivots Towards Promoting Marriage and Childbirth

After decades of attempting to limit births, Beijing is steadily pivoting towards pro-natalist state policies.

A mother walks across the street with her daughters in Shanghai, China.

September 18, 2023

United States
Happy 76th Birthday to the U.S. Air Force!

The United States Air Force marks seventy-six years of service.

Air Force 2023

July 25, 2023

China
Amid Mounting Youth Unemployment Woes, Beijing Looks Towards Vocational Education

Facing increasing fears of youth unemployment, Beijing is raising the status of vocational programs and steering students towards technical education programs. 

Job seekers crowd around a booth at a job fair in Beijing, China.

March 3, 2023

China
Party Advances, State Shrinks: China’s Impending Governance Reforms

The Chinese Communist Party's “two sessions”—the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference—to be held this weekend may lead to the passage of significant legis…

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 13th National People's Congress of the Chinese Communist Party opens in Beijing on March 5, 2021.