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Can a standalone ‘EU-China Agreement on Trade-related Regulatory Cooperation’ transcend the political complexities?
Weinian Hu on Why a new technical ‘CAI’ is a pragmatic path forward?
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Yao Yang says Chinese companies will invest massively abroad
The PKU professor also believes U.S. protectionism is a huge mistake.
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Zichen Wang
Henry Huiyao Wang on "Liberation Day" tariffs
CCG President talks to Associated Press on how will the latest additional 34% tax affect China-U.S. trade and relations.
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Xintian Li
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Yuxuan JIA
Taxman against further cutting personal income tax in China
And it is right - any further cuts will only benefit the rich, as I highlighted in a 2023 book excerpt.
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Zichen Wang

March 2025

Li Xunlei: bull market boosting consumption is bearly grounded
Renowned economist debunks link between rising stock prices and shopping sprees, pointing to wealth tied up in property and held by elite investors.
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Yuxuan JIA
Dandan Zhang: China’s factory workers go gig
Peking University professor profiles China's overlooked, rapidly increasing, poorly-insured day laborers in export-oriented manufacturing.
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Yuxuan JIA
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Siqi Lin
Wang Yongli on SWIFT, sanctions, and sovereignty
On the nature of currency, the former Vice President of the Bank of China argues that commodity-backed money is obsolete and what China should and…
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Yuxuan JIA
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Siqi Lin
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Zichen Wang
Wang Yongli on U.S. dollar hegemony and digital RMB
The former Vice President of the Bank of China says there is no viable alternative to the USD, and China must approach the RMB internationalization…
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Siqi Lin
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Yuxuan JIA
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Zichen Wang
Henry Huiyao Wang: The US-China Thucydides Trap is by no means a foregone conclusion
From helping mediate in Ukraine to investing in the US, China may yet defy historical negative trends.
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Yuxuan JIA
Broad, Vague Policy Language is Just Indecision (2019)
"They frequently lack details.. Even when such details are included, they are often vague, using terms like 'encourage' and 'support' without specifying…
Published on Pekingnology • 
Transcript: Ex-Danish FM Jeppe Kofod & Henry Huiyao Wang
Denmark's top diplomat from 2019 to 2022 discusses Greenland, Ukraine, and EU- China relations.
Published on CCG Update - Center for China and Globalization • 
Roy Prosterman's contribution to China's land tenure
Chinese leaders heeded the University of Washington professor's advice that China must grant farmers long-term and stable land rights as a fundamental…
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Zichen Wang
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