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Editor's Note
The second U.S.–China trade war is the focus of this issue. China’s retaliatory response to President Donald Trump’s “liberation day”...
Minxin Pei
1 hour ago3 min read


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
1 hour ago32 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
1 hour ago23 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
1 hour ago19 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
1 hour ago20 min read


Plotting the Course to Xi’s Fourth Term: Preparations, Predictions, and Possibilities
The defining question at the next Party Congress in 2027 more likely will be whether Xi identifies an heir-apparent rather than whether...
Jonathan Czin
1 hour ago36 min read


CLM Insights Interview with Ching Kwan Lee
Ching Kwan Lee. Forever Hong Kong: A Global City's Decolonization Struggle. Harvard University Press, August 12, 2025. 344 pp....
China Leadership Monitor
1 hour ago8 min read
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