Archive - The East is Read

Zhang Weiying: Pundits are not prophets

Prominent PKU economist warns against the conceit of forecasting—and the damage done when policymakers take it on faith.

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Register for the 10th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum

Join policymakers, scholars, and business leaders in Beijing, Nov 19–20, 2025, for focused dialogues on governance, trade, AI, and climate.

Oct 21 •

Zhao Hong on state overreach, women's rights, cyberviolence & more

Peking University law professor makes the case for reining in state control.

Oct 21 •

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Meet Cheng Li-wen, the new Chair of KMT

The bold, female politician embodies a badly-needed generational change within the 113-year-old opposition party.

Oct 19 •

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Hu Xijin calls for tolerance and freedom under China's constitution

Former Editor of Global Times argues that greater social ease and openness can—and should—grow in tandem with China’s rising confidence.

Oct 12 •

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Huang Yiping: misused industrial policy deepens China's low price trap

NSD director faults local government investment binges for fuelling overcapacity and, consequently, a vicious rat race of price undercutting.

Oct 10 •

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Pan Gongsheng on Reforming Global Financial Governace

China’s central bank governor seeks to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar, address risks from digital finance and geopolitical tensions, and consider…

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Shi Yinhong's Sino-Japanese Rapprochement and "Diplomatic Revolution" that never materialized

Unheeded advice from 2003 by the Renmin University of China professor.

Published on Pekingnology • Oct 8

Did Russia just "bow to Beijing" in "opening" Vladivostok?

The arrangement dates back to 2007 and the development is a Chinese domestic de-regulation. The likelihood of Russia ceding Vladivostok to China is…

Published on Pekingnology • Oct 5

Gordon G. Liu: community clinics, rational drug use, and surgical robots could help China achieve accessible healthcare

China's leading health economist says the status quo leaves doctors undervalued, patients underserved, and public budgets overstretched.

Oct 4 •

Prof. Jinghan Zeng on Confucius Institute and China’s Soft Power

Author of "Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director, Volume 1: Challenges, Controversies, and Realities" in conversation at Mapping Global China

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September 2025

Henry Huiyao Wang: Critics are missing the big picture on China’s economic transition

CCG President writes in South China Morning Post that China’s economy is no longer reliant on one source of growth, thanks to green infrastructure…

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