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America's "Forward Hub" in the Philippines Is Mostly for Show
A Chinese think tank argues Washington's Manila buildup is "asset-light" posturing—designed to tie down China in peacetime, not to fight a war
Jul 2
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Fred Gao
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Xi's Remarks at the CPC's 105th Founding Anniversary
I haven’t found the official English transcript of Xi’s remarks at CPC’s 105th Founding Anniversary, so I just made one with a short comment.
Jul 1
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Fred Gao
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China's 15th Five-Year Energy Plan: Security Shifts From Fossil Imports to New-Energy Tech
A policy reading of the 2026–2030 blueprint for a "new-type energy system," released June 26—where coal is demoted to a backstop and new energy becomes…
Jul 1
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Fred Gao
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How Chinese Scholars See Trump's "Donroe Doctrine"
Mar 20
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Fred Gao
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A Silent Handover-How Automation Is Transforming Jobs in China’s Manufacturing Sector
Jul 22, 2025
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Fact-Checking "Beijing Is Failing to Solve Its Involution Problem"
Sep 11, 2025
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How Chinese Scholars See the U.S. Lawfare Against Venezuela
Jan 5
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Reading Between the Lines of the Xi-Trump Summit Readout
May 14
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What I Learned from China's "Industrial Party"
Jan 22
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Fred Gao
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Why Chinese Will Embrace AI—Whether They Love It or Hate It
For a country shaped by 180 years of technological catch-up, AI isn't a question of whether, only of how and for whom
Jun 24
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Fred Gao
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PKU's Huang Yiping: China's Demand Problem Can No Longer Wait
Dean of the National School of Development argues China's "strong supply, weak demand" imbalance now demands a coordinated five-part fix, not a single…
Jun 16
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Fred Gao
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The Decision-Making Behind China's Wind Power Dominance
Former NDRC Vice Chairman Zhang Guobao explains what really drove the industry—not subsidies—in a 2014 account that still speaks to the EU today.
Jun 11
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Fred Gao
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A Counterargument to The Economist's "China's World-Beating Solar Industry Is in Turmoil"
David Fishman on why the "turmoil" framing misreads China's solar sector, and what's actually happening as the industry leaves policy protection behind
Jun 5
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Fred Gao
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Miao Yanliang: China Should Advance Capital-Account Opening to Support RMB Internationalization
CICC chief strategist urges China to advance currency internationalization through greater exchange-rate flexibility, deeper onshore and offshore…
Jun 2
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Fred Gao
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China Sends EU a Direct Warning Over the Overcapacity Tool
Beijing signals anti-discrimination and supply chain security investigations as its countermeasures, with EU cosmetics, wine, meat, and luxury exports…
May 29
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Fred Gao
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Transcript: David Shambaugh at CCG
The famous China scholar exchanged views with Henry Huiyao Wang on constructive strategic stability, recent Beijing-Washington engagement, and the…
May 28
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Fred Gao
How China Built Its Strategic Petroleum Reserve from Scratch
As Li Qiang Inspects the Zhoushan Base, Revisiting Zhang Guobao's Insider Account of the Decisions, Detours, and Missed Windows Behind a Quiet Pillar of…
May 27
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Fred Gao
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The 15-Year Negotiation Behind the China-Russia First Crude Oil Pipeline
Zhang Guobao, former NDRC Vice Chairman and China's first head of the National Energy Administration, recounts the bargaining in a memoir that is…
May 25
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