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Broke But Not (Yet) Bankrupt: Local Government Finance in the Age of Economic Stagnation
The combination of the real estate crash that started in 2021 and the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2022 has contributed to a dramatic fall in...
Minxin Pei
May 3024 min read


The U.S.-China Trade War: Implications for Central and Local Budgets
Although temporarily alleviated, the high tariff rates announced by the U.S. could have a major impact on China’s economy, although the...
Victor Shih
May 3016 min read


From “Singing Bright Prospects” to “Traversing History’s 'Garbage Time'”: China Struggles with Slowing Growth
As China’s growth slows, Beijing is increasingly resorting to strategies of obfuscation and censorship with regard to key economic data...
Patricia Thornton
Nov 29, 202426 min read


China's AI Implementation Gap
Will China become the leader of the fourth industrial revolution? Debates about China's capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI) tend...
Jeffrey Ding
Nov 29, 202414 min read
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