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Changing Course in a Storm: China’s Economy in the Trade War
China is weathering deflation, a property-sector collapse, and renewed trade tensions with the United States through calculated restraint...
Gerard DiPippo
Aug 3132 min read


More Method than Madness: China’s Response to Trump’s New Tariff War
China’s initial response to America’s new trade war was cautious and restrained due to uncertainties about the Trump administration’s...
Minxin Pei
Aug 3123 min read


China Projects Confidence in the Face of Trump’s Tariff Storm
More than perhaps any other country or bloc in the world, for the past five-plus years China has been methodically fortifying its...
Ryan Hass
Aug 3119 min read


The Economic Costs of China’s Self-Reliance Drive
China’s drive for economic self-reliance stems from deep concerns that foreign nations could use technology and resources as leverage...
Nicholas Borst
Aug 3120 min read


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
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