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How the Supreme Court’s Ruling Sparked a New Wave of China’s Social Security Debate
Stricter enforcement boosts compliance but leaves unresolved who pays, how much, and whether to embrace more market‑driven investing
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Fred Gao
Wang Yi’s Trip to India
Chinese readouts signal a cautious thaw—can the momentum endure?
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Gao Xirui
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Beyond "Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones" Inside the Making of China’s 1984 Economic System Reform Decision
How Chinese leaders made up their minds on economic system transition
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A Silent Handover-How Automation Is Transforming Jobs in China’s Manufacturing Sector
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How China Will Respond to the Extra 50% Tariff?
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When China Says "Remembering History" About WWII, Is It Calling for Revenge?
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Where Does Ray Dalio Go Wrong in Understanding National Debt?
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China Respond US Tariff With Joint Action
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Jiang Xiaojuan on China's Economic Strategy: Next Stage of Reform, and US Relations
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When China Says "Remembering History" About WWII, Is It Calling for Revenge?
What Museums in Japan, China, and America Taught Me About the Psychology of War Memory
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James Liang Applauds Birth Subsidies, Calling for Urgent Scale-Up of Pro-Birth Policies
Leading Demographer Warns Current Subsidies Too Small, Proposes Multi-Trillion Yuan Fertility Support Program as Essential Infrastructure for National…
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China's July Politburo Meeting: Transcript and Readout
Fourth Plenum to be held this October; Anti-Involution; Beijing shifts focus from tariff battles to domestic reforms
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Where Does Ray Dalio Go Wrong in Understanding National Debt?
Chief Economist of BoC International Xu Gao argues China Should Increase Debt and Government Spending, Not Deleverage, to Boost Insufficient Domestic…
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A Silent Handover-How Automation Is Transforming Jobs in China’s Manufacturing Sector
Workforce Transitions Without Mass Layoffs in the Age of Industrial Automation
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Central Urban Work Conference: China's Shifting Urban Strategy
No "Shantytown Renovation 2.0" in Sight as Beijing Prioritizes "Connotative Development" Over Expansion
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Chinese Students Are Rethinking the American Dream
Why More Chinese Students Are Choosing to Return Home After Studying in America
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Man Arrested in Ukraine Had Been Selling Missile Fragment Souvenirs on Chinese Second-Hand App
On July 8, Ukraine said it detained a Chinese father and son who were suspected of spying on Ukraine’s Neptune anti-ship missile programme.
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The Trap of Pan-Securitization and Global Security Predicament
Four former foreign ministers and China's former US ambassador deliver critiques of weaponized security logic at Tsinghua's World Peace Forum
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