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Beijing's bid for the BBNJ high seas
new permanent UN secretariats are rare; Beijing's bid to host the BBNJ Secretariat in Xiamen would strengthen its hand in writing the rules of the high…
Apr 27
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Two Sessions: breaking the local habit
Beijing is outlawing the provincial free-for-all that made PRC exporters a force global markets are still absorbing
Apr 23
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Two Sessions: slicing the pie differently
Beijing wants workers paid more; the system is not designed for it
Apr 10
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march: laying down the law
Warm welcome all…
Apr 4
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Two Sessions: Beijing turns industrial parks green
Beijing’s next big industrial experiment is already underway
Apr 3
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the new US debate in China
Nov 27, 2025
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can tech reshape health and ageing in the PRC?
Jan 26
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Beijing takes the scitech high road I
Sep 21, 2023
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Beijing debates overcapacity
Apr 20, 2024
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Beijing's bid for the BBNJ high seas
new permanent UN secretariats are rare; Beijing's bid to host the BBNJ Secretariat in Xiamen would strengthen its hand in writing the rules of the high…
Apr 27
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CHINA POLICY team
6
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Two Sessions: breaking the local habit
Beijing is outlawing the provincial free-for-all that made PRC exporters a force global markets are still absorbing
Apr 23
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CHINA POLICY team
8
1
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Two Sessions: slicing the pie differently
Beijing wants workers paid more; the system is not designed for it
Apr 10
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CHINA POLICY team
5
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Two Sessions: Beijing turns industrial parks green
Beijing’s next big industrial experiment is already underway
Apr 3
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CHINA POLICY team
Two Sessions: fiscal shift from scale to structure
Beijing has stopped counting the money; now it is working out how to spend it better
Apr 2
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Two Sessions: can the PRC close the space commercialisation gap?
Aviation and aerospace was elevated at the Two Sessions to a ‘pillar industry’—a step up from its previous classification as an emerging sector.
Mar 28
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Two Sessions: how consequential is China's new Planning Law?
Beijing’s landmark new National Development Planning Law was adopted at the Two Sessions on 12 March.
Mar 26
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Two Sessions: what are ‘China services’?
Services exports are gaining ground within the composition of PRC trade.
Mar 24
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march: laying down the law
Warm welcome all…
Apr 4
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february 2026: wary of Epic Fury
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Mar 4
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january 2026: beating a path to Beijing
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Feb 1
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december: central meetings chart 2026
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Jan 5
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november: mini tactical win for US
macro: imagining the future
Dec 6, 2025
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october: symmetrical response
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Nov 13, 2025
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two new, two key 两重两新 liǎngzhòngliǎngxīn
Ever rising in Beijing's push to raise consumption, ‘two new’ refers to large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer trade-ins, ranked among the top ten…
Apr 15, 2025
'1992 Consensus' ‘九二共识' jiǔèr gòngshí
The '1992 Consensus' is an understanding purportedly reached between delegates of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC…
Nov 19, 2024
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'the Qian Xuesen question' 钱学森之问 Qián Xuésēn zhī wèn
‘Why do our schools fail to produce outstanding scientific and tech talent?’ That is ‘the Qian Xuesen question’.
Nov 12, 2024
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