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Sang Baichuan: China’s struggle with institutional opening up
Despite ambitious goals, fragmented pilots, regulatory inconsistencies, and lack of clarity impede China’s transition to high-standard international…
7 hrs ago
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WEI Lai
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Yuxuan JIA
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Fixation on imperial history risks clouding China’s path to modernity, Shiping Tang warned
Intellectual closure dressed up as awakening, and a dynasty swap turned into a loyalty test.
Dec 23
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Zhu Yutao
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Yuxuan JIA
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The Short Age of China’s Long Change
Liu Yuanju shows how the familiar world around us is barely decades old, and why that makes it precious—and precarious.
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Dec 22
Wang Ou: Migrant workers, after the honeymoon
Sociologist & child of migrant workers shares stories of young migrant workers through marriage and parenthood—and finds where everyday lives collide…
Dec 20
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Yiyang Xu
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Yuxuan JIA
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Justin Yifu Lin explains “The Great Change in the World and China’s Rejuvenation”
PKU Professor and former World Bank Chief Economist discusses the decline of the G8 and outlines strategies for China’s continued growth and…
Dec 17
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Yuxuan JIA
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Zichen Wang
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Zhao Shukai: Ghostwriters of Reform
A veteran policy drafter reflects on the craft, constraints, and quiet power of official document writing inside China’s policy machine.
Dec 14
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Yuxuan JIA
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Zhu Yutao
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Cai Fang on Beijing's income equality playbook
CASS economist calls for measurable progress on income metrics, tougher labour rules, a bigger social safety net, and fresh efforts to nudge the rich to…
Dec 11
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Zhu Yutao
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Yuxuan JIA
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China fears its manufacturing is shrinking too fast and too far
In the Communist Party’s theory journal, senior Shanghai official Xiao Guiyu calls for keeping a solid industrial core as Beijing drafts the 15th…
Dec 9
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Yuxuan JIA
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Zhu Yutao
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Jiang Xiaojuan: domestic reform underpins China's opening up
Former Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council also says China needs to import more, invest more overseas, and share its technology abroad.
Dec 7
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Yuxuan JIA
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Yifan YAN
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November 2025
Hu Bo: The Decline of U.S. Maritime Hegemony Exposed by Nimitz Aircraft Crashes
Director of the South China Sea Probing Initiative says the crashes expose systemic fatigue in the Pentagon’s power projection, as the U.S. Navy…
Nov 27
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Yuxuan JIA
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Zhu Yutao
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Henry Huiyao Wang: Preparing the UN Security Council for Today’s Challenges
CCG president calls for expanded membership and limits on unilateral vetoes so the Security Council can adapt to a reality it was never designed to…
Nov 25
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Yuxuan JIA
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CATL's Robin Zeng: No. 1 in batteries, not yet respected
CEO of world’s largest battery maker argues that winning the numbers game is not enough, urging for quality, IP protection and long-termism.
Nov 24
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WEI Lai
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Yuxuan JIA
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