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China’s Homegrown CrisisWith China’s economy stumbling, its leaders must choose among staying the course, changing course, or changing the conversation by turning to nationalism and external aggression. The West should seek to persuade China’s rulers that the latter course would be folly.
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China’s Economic Downturn, With Zongyuan Zoe LiuZongyuan Zoe Liu, the Maurice R. Greenberg fellow for China studies, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the causes and consequences of China’s faltering economy.
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Qin Gang's Removal Puts the Focus on Xi Jinping's LeadershipThe unusual departure of Qin Gang as Chinese foreign minister is another public setback for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a sign that his run at the top has run into serious difficulties.
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Did Prigozhin Just Save Taiwan?Might the revolt by Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner group teach Xi Jinping the lesson that invasions are too uncertain and risky, and lead him away from invading Taiwan?
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Sovereign Funds
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The first in-depth account of the sudden growth of China’s sovereign wealth funds and their transformative impact on global markets, domestic and multinational businesses, and international politics. -
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So TenseDifferences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and the mainland. Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations.
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China’s Population Decline Is Not Yet A Crisis. Beijing’s Response Could Make It OneChina has now officially experienced its first total population decline in six decades, bringing attention to Beijing's ability to address the challenges posed by demographic trends.
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China Increasingly Relies on Imported Food. That’s a Problem.China has so far been able to feed its 1.4 billion people, but climate change and a dependence on imports could pose challenges.
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What the Biden-Xi Meeting Means for U.S.-China RelationsThe meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not resolve major disagreements, but it could start the process of building guardrails to prevent competition from turning into conflict.
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Politics Will Determine China’s Economic Future During Xi’s Third TermXi Jinping received a rare third term as head of the Chinese Communist Party and elevated his loyalists to its top leadership body. Here’s what that means for China’s economy.
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My Previous Book on State Capitalism in China: Right Idea, Wildly UnderestimatedChinese President Xi Jinping has gone much further than analysts had predicted he would in state control of the private sector in China and departure from a consensus-based authoritarian system to one-man rule.
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Joshua Kurlantzick: My Previous Book on State Capitalism in China—Right Idea, Wildly UnderestimatedChinese President Xi Jinping has gone much further than analysts had predicted he would in state control of the private sector in China and departure from a consensus based authoritarian system to one-man rule.
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The Chinese Communist PartyUnder the command of Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party faces a host of domestic and international challenges as it aims to bolster China’s great-power status.
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How Xi Will Consolidate Power at China’s Twentieth Party CongressAt the Chinese Communist Party meeting, leader Xi Jinping will likely receive a third term. Here’s what that could mean for his control of China and the party.
