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As China ages, senior citizens see a retirement of striving to get by: Many elderly Chinese view working beyond retirement age as a necessity as pension system ...
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As China ages, senior citizens see a retirement of striving to get by
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Santander issues message to people with over £1,500 in bank account
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China: The Old Age Home of The World: Declining birth rates, a contracting workforce, unwillingness to marry and a skewed gender profile are only the start ...
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China: The Old Age Home of The World
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China: The Old Age Home of The World: Declining birth rates, a contracting workforce, unwillingness to marry and a skewed gender profile are only the start ...
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China: The Old Age Home of The World
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China’s ‘two sessions’ 2024: as GDP gap with US widens, will the ‘East wind’ prevail?
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Could China miss its GDP growth target in 2024? : With a potential 5% economic growth for this year to be announced at China's annual parliamentary meetings ...
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Could China miss its GDP growth target in 2024?
Quick Glance: China Aims for Stable Growth of Around 5%
  • China targets economic growth of approximately 5% to transform its development model and reduce wasteful spending.

  • Premier Li Qiang delivered his maiden work report at the National People's Congress, emphasizing the need for structural adjustments.

  • The government plans to boost growth through increased state investments, a proactive fiscal stance, and a prudent monetary policy.

  • China intends to advance technology innovation, lift foreign investment restrictions in manufacturing, and promote self-sufficiency in technology.
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Is de-risking the beginning of the end for made-in-China goods?: Amid geopolitical tensions, the term ‘de-risking’ entered the global lexicon last year ...
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Is de-risking the beginning of the end for made-in-China goods?
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China hopes for new births in year of the dragon: China expected the number of its newborns to rebound this year after it saw a contraction in its population for ...
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China hopes for new births in year of the dragon
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China and US ‘step in the right direction’ with top-level talks in Thailand: will help further stabilise fragile ties, as the rival powers explore opportunities ...
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China and US ‘step in the right direction’ with top-level talks in ...
Quick Glance: Opinion | How Fear of War with China Can Increase the Risk
  • Michael Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shares concerns about the risk of war between the US and China.

  • I came to Taiwan to assess and better manage this risk.

  • There is a danger that American fears of war with China may inadvertently exacerbate it.

  • We should not only be mindful of the danger that China poses to peace in the region, but also the unintended danger posed by Americans.
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China’s US embassy cautions students after ‘interrogating, harassing’ treatment at Washington airport
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China’s US embassy cautions students after ‘interrogating ...
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Has surprising US economic growth strengthened Washington’s hand in China negotiations?
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Has surprising US economic growth strengthened Washington’s hand in China ...
Quick Glance: China's Hard Power Preference Creates Major Challenges for Beijing
  • Taiwan's election results indicate a broader trend: China's ineffective use of soft power is damaging its reputation.

  • The Chinese Foreign Ministry's response was expected, and Nauru's de-recognition of Taiwan was not surprising.

  • There has been a shift from a relatively optimistic view of China's peaceful rise to a more nuanced and cynical perception of Chinese objectives.

  • China's increased influence and material power would have global benefits and provide a non-Western perspective and economic strength to shift the international political economy towards the Global South.
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China Stocks Post More Wild Swings Despite Beijing Stability Vow: Chinese stocks were caught in another volatile session Monday following last week’s rout ...
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China Stocks Post More Wild Swings Despite Beijing Stability Vow
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Trump 2.0 Tops Chinese Investors’ Concerns, Goldman Sachs Says: On top of tumbling stocks, an embattled property market and a struggling economy ...
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Trump 2.0 Tops Chinese Investors’ Concerns, Goldman Sachs Says
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2,200-year-old bronze artifacts — including 7 swords — unearthed in China. See finds
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2,200-year-old bronze artifacts — including 7 swords — unearthed in China ...
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Abandoned well hid 1,700-year-old government records. See ancient finds from China
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Massive 1,700-year-old tombs — loaded with high-end treasures — unearthed in China
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Massive 1,700-year-old tombs — loaded with high-end treasures — unearthed ...
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Four things to know about China’s new AI rules in 2024: From drafting an AI law to zooming in on copyright and safety reviews, experts say these are Chinese AI ...
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Four things to know about China’s new AI rules in 2024
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Secret underground passageways discovered in ruins of 4,300-year-old city in China
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Why Food Security is a Top Priority for China: As the world’s largest food producer and importer, changes in China’s domestic food production and agricultural ...
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Why Food Security is a Top Priority for China
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What’s next for AI regulation in 2024? : The coming year is going to see the first sweeping AI laws enter into force, with global efforts to hold tech companies ...
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What’s next for AI regulation in 2024? 
Quick Glance: Global Challenge: AI Regulation
  • Established organizations like the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) required decades of discussions to set air-traffic rules.

  • The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) began in 1952 in unused offices at the University of Copenhagen.

  • ICAO focuses on standards, CERN on research, and IAEA on nuclear oversight.

  • World governments will soon decide what type of global organization they want for regulating artificial intelligence (AI).
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Why Food Security is a Top Priority for China: As the world’s largest food producer and importer, changes in China’s domestic food production and agricultural ...
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Why Food Security is a Top Priority for China
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China money managers rush to create funds tracking new A50 index: Chinese money managers are rushing to create funds tracking the newly-launched CSI A50 Index ...
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China money managers rush to create funds tracking new A50 index
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Who Gets to Tell China’s Story? The Underground Chinese Historians Challenging the CCP’s Misuse of History
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‘Rare’ 7,000-year-old bottle — with a mysterious purpose — unearthed in tomb in China
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Who Gets to Tell China’s Story? The Underground Chinese Historians Challenging the CCP’s Misuse of History
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Huge tomb — filled with treasures — sat untouched for more than 2,100 years. Until now
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China’s ‘first coffee village’ brewing up change amid digital transformation as jobseekers give it a shot, tourists take a sip
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China’s ‘first coffee village’ brewing up change amid digital ...
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90-foot-long kiln — used to make iconic pottery 400 years ago — found in China. See it
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Biden vs Trump: Who Would Have a Bigger Impact on China-US Relations?: Looking ahead to a potential 2024 presidential match-up and the implications for U.S ...
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Biden vs Trump: Who Would Have a Bigger Impact on China-US Relations?
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‘Einstein’s brain’ a best-seller: Unconventional products a big hit with buyers on online shopping platform Taobao.
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‘Einstein’s brain’ a best-seller
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Precious knowledge we do not import from China: We have known for years now that an experiment of historic proportions is under way in China ...
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Precious knowledge we do not import from China
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Thailand wants to build a brand new shipping route. Why isn’t China buying?: When Beijing goes on the hunt for weak links in its economic chain ...
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Quick Glance: Thailand's New Shipping Route: China's Reluctance
  • The Malacca Strait is considered a point of exceptional vulnerability by Chinese officials and academics.

  • China has invested in alternative projects, including gas pipelines from Central Asia and a network of China-Europe freight trains.

  • The Land Bridge project in Thailand uses rail links to bypass the Malacca Strait entirely.

  • The project is estimated to cost 1 trillion baht (US$27.7 billion) and involve a 90km (55-mile) railway and road bridge.
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Will China leave behind its economic woes in 2024?: Xi Jinping must decide whether to set an ambitious growth target
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Will China leave behind its economic woes in 2024?
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Xi-Biden talks clear ‘low bar for success’ but bigger hurdles loom for US-China relations
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Xi-Biden talks clear ‘low bar for success’ but bigger hurdles loom for ...
Quick Glance: The Power and Limits of Xi Jinping
  • Xi may have more power than any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, but he can't fully implement his policy preferences.

  • It's recognized that Xi Jinping is the most powerful leader in China since Mao Zedong.

  • Xi is the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao and not constrained by the party norms and institutions of the post-Mao era.

  • Xi recognized the bureaucracy problems and addressed these through the anti-corruption campaign, but still relies on the bureaucracy for policy implementation.
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Chinese academics tout alternative path to modernisation at forum: China is on an alternative path to modernisation that is more sustainable than the Western ...
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Chinese academics tout alternative path to modernisation at forum
Quick Glance: Chinese Scholars Advocate Sustainable Path to Modernization
  • China's modernization path is more sustainable than the Western model, according to academics at a state-sponsored forum.

  • The Western development model is not seen as the future of political civilization, said Su Changhe of Fudan University.

  • China's development path and the changes in the country reflect general knowledge about the path to human modernization, according to Su.

  • China's model guarantees both economic development and social stability, emphasized Zhang Zhiqiang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
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Opinion: This conservative wants to change the way Republicans think about economics
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Outspoken Chinese economist Yu Yongding issues stagflation warning on Beijing’s fiscal policies
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Outspoken Chinese economist Yu Yongding issues stagflation warning on ...
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Aristotle becomes latest casualty in China’s narrative war with the West as scholar questions philosopher’s existence
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Aristotle becomes latest casualty in China’s narrative war with the West ...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping: Mutual learning key for progress - Guyana Chronicle
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Chinese President Xi Jinping: Mutual learning key for progress - Guyana ...
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Xi-Biden talks ‘one step closer’ after Wang Yi’s US trip, but China warns it won’t be ‘smooth sailing’
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Xi-Biden talks ‘one step closer’ after Wang Yi’s US trip, but China warns ...
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China passes Patriotic Education Law: What is it, why are people in uproar?: China has adopted a Patriotic Education Law to counter what it calls historical ...
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China passes Patriotic Education Law: What is it, why are people in ...
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Calls for new China debt boom miss the big picture: Prominent Chinese economist Yu Yongding is kicking the Beijing hornet’s nest with calls for forceful fiscal ...
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Calls for new China debt boom miss the big picture
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Treasure stash — buried in emergency 1,400 years ago — found under playground in China
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Qantas should be fined ‘hundreds of millions’ if guilty to send message to companies, ACCC says
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Quick Glance: Qantas under fire for 'ghost flights' allegations
  • Qantas is facing allegations of selling tickets for flights that had already been cancelled.

  • The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claims that Qantas sold tickets for thousands of such 'ghost' flights.

  • Qantas allegedly sold tickets for 8000 flights scheduled between May and July last year, despite the flights already being cancelled.

  • The ACCC alleges that for about 70 percent of cancelled flights, Qantas either continued to sell tickets for at least two days or delayed informing existing ticket holders about the cancellation for at least two days, or both.
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PBOC’s poker face keeps nervous markets guessing: At some point, investors might conclude that Chinese authorities are simply toying with global markets ...
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PBOC’s poker face keeps nervous markets guessing
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The Last Minarets of Yunnan: China’s Hui Muslims in the Cross Hairs of Xi’s New Nationalism
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The Last Minarets of Yunnan: China’s Hui Muslims in the Cross Hairs of ...
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EXCLUSIVE: China will in time use machines to execute Data Security Law, senior scientist with role in policymaking says
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EXCLUSIVE: China will in time use machines to execute Data Security Law ...
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Analysis: Biden's China tech curbs to keep investors sidelined, fearing more steps
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Analysis: Biden's China tech curbs to keep investors sidelined ...
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Why does China keep claiming Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin?: China on Monday created fresh controversy ahead of the G Summit by releasing a map showing ...
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Why does China keep claiming Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin?
Quick Glance: Japan reports harassment calls from China after Fukushima water release
  • Japan has received numerous regrettable harassment calls following the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific, likely from China.

  • The Chinese embassy in Tokyo has also reported receiving harassment calls.

  • Harassment calls are affecting Japanese facilities in China as well, and Japan's foreign ministry is urging the government to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens.

  • Fukushima city hall received calls with the China country code +86 starting on Thursday, with the number exceeding 200 the next day, overwhelming phone lines and disrupting the work of city employees.
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Youths’ desperate ‘four no’ attitude worries China: The Chinese government is urged to stimulate the economy and create jobs as some young people have adopted ...
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Youths’ desperate ‘four no’ attitude worries China
Quick Glance: China's Concerning Attitude of Youth
  • Chinese government urged to stimulate economy and create jobs.

  • Many young people have adopted a 'four no' attitude: no interest in dating, getting married, buying a home or having a child.

  • Highly-educated young people often struggle to find suitable jobs due to emphasis on technical skills over academic results.

  • High living costs and child-rearing discourage many young Chinese couples.
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US, China must work together to address climate crisis, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says
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US, China must work together to address climate crisis, Treasury Secretary ...
Quick Glance: Janet Yellen: US-China Talks a 'Step Forward'
  • US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng.

  • Talks on various issues, including climate change, were 'substantive and productive'.

  • Yellen emphasizes the importance of a dynamic and healthy global economy that is open, free, and fair.

  • The US will take action against China's 'unfair economic practices'.
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China should add $180bn to deficit for stimulus: state think tank: BEIJING -- China should step up economic stimulus measures by expanding the budget deficit ...
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China should add $180bn to deficit for stimulus: state think tank
Quick Glance: China should increase deficit by $180bn for economic stimulus
  • A major Chinese state-affiliated think tank suggests that China should enhance economic stimulus measures by expanding the budget deficit by at least 1.3 trillion yuan ($182 billion) this year.
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Quick Glance: China's Household Debt Approaches IMF's Warning Line
  • Chinese households report rising indebtedness, contributing to economic slowdown and raising questions about the effectiveness of Beijing's new consumption push.

  • China's household debt reached 63.5% of GDP in Q2, up from 61.9% at the end of last year.

  • China's household debt consists mainly of mortgage loans totaling 38.6 trillion yuan ($5.38 trillion) as of June, along with consumer loans, credit card debt, and loans for business operations.

  • The Bank for International Settlements estimated that Chinese household debt reached $10.76 trillion by the end of last year, accounting for 61.3% of the country's economic output.
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As the world sizzles, China says it will deal with climate its own way: John Kerry is finishing a trip to Beijing, and the need for China and the United States ...
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As the world sizzles, China says it will deal with climate its own way
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Yellen says US not seeking 'winner-take-all' competition with China: BEIJING: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday ...
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Yellen says US not seeking 'winner-take-all' competition with ...
Quick Glance: Yellen's Visit to China Aims to Improve Relations
  • US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits China to ease tensions between the world's two largest economies.

  • Yellen aims to deepen communication between the economically linked but increasingly adversarial countries.

  • She will address China's unfair practices, including recent punitive actions against US firms and market access barriers.

  • Yellen's trip follows a meeting between US Secretary of State Blinken and Chinese President Xi Jinping, where they agreed to prevent the rivalry from escalating into conflict.
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As the world sizzles, China says it will deal with climate its own way
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Xi’s Plan for China’s Economy Is Doomed to Fail: “Consumption-Led Growth” Is Good Policy but Bad Politics
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Quick Glance: China's Economy: Xi's Plan Doomed to Fail
  • The plan for consumption-led growth in China will fail.

  • China's household spending accounts for only 38 percent of GDP, nearly 30 percentage points below the global average.

  • Investment accounts for a whopping 43 percent of China's GDP, and the economy is increasingly dependent on state spending in sectors deemed "strategic" by Xi.

  • The government's political priorities clash with consumption-led growth.
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China’s ‘no-limits’ partnership with Russia shaken by mutiny: The short-lived mercenary mutiny against Moscow is raising doubts in Beijing about how reliable an ...
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China’s ‘no-limits’ partnership with Russia shaken by mutiny
Quick Glance: China's 'No-Limits' Partnership with Russia Shaken by Mutiny
  • Last weekend's mutiny against Moscow raises doubts in Beijing about Russia's reliability as an ally.

  • The mutiny in Russia by Wagner paramilitary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is likely to make Beijing focus on this lesson from Moscow's troubles.

  • Beijing is also calculating how to advance China's interests in light of Putin's actions, as Russia becomes a junior member of the 'no-limits' partnership.

  • Beijing is worried about the turbulence.
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The China-Russia Partnership After Prigozhin’s Mutiny: The View From Beijing : While Chinese analysts – and likely the government – recognize the weaknesses of ...
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The China-Russia Partnership After Prigozhin’s Mutiny: The View From ...
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How long will US-China ‘window of opportunity’ last in afterglow of Janet Yellen’s visit?
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How long will US-China ‘window of opportunity’ last in afterglow of Janet ...
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US under pressure from businesses, EU to avoid ‘unnecessary conflict’ with China, but ‘much could still go...
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US under pressure from businesses, EU to avoid ‘unnecessary conflict’ with ...
Quick Glance: China Holds $3 Trillion of 'Hidden' Currency Reserves, Setser Reveals
  • China is sitting on a $6 trillion pile of money, half of which is 'hidden,' and this presents a new kind of risk to the global economy, according to Brad Setser.

  • A significant portion of the country's foreign-exchange reserves do not appear in the official books of the People's Bank of China, writes the former US trade and Treasury official in a report on The China Project, a New York-based news platform.
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The China-Russia Partnership After Prigozhin’s Mutiny: The View From Beijing : While Chinese analysts – and likely the government – recognize the weaknesses of ...
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The China-Russia Partnership After Prigozhin’s Mutiny: The View From ...
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Okinawa or Ryukyu? The prefecture on the front line of China-Japan ties: When Chinese President Xi Jinping referred to Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa ...
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Okinawa or Ryukyu? The prefecture on the front line of China-Japan ties
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Chinese police clash with protesters over plans to demolish mosque: The Chinese Communist Party's efforts to control religion appear to be spreading ...
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Chinese police clash with protesters over plans to demolish mosque