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Justin Yifu Lin:Observations on the Chinese Economy

On January 17th, the National Bureau of Statistics released data stating that China's GDP grew by 5.2% in 2023. For foreign media outlets that have been promoting the notion of "China's rise is about ...

China’s Foreign Capital Withdrawal: Will it come back in the future?

In the first eleven months of 2023, the actual use of foreign capital in China decreased by 10% compared to the previous year, marking a rare negative growth in several years. Is it a temporary capita...

Why US Defense Secretary hid his hospitalization from Biden?

What kept Biden in the dark about US Defense Secretary Austin’s hospitalization?

China’s transition towards new economic impetus

Eric Li speaks on China’s transition towards new economic impetus and its vision for its global role. Li argues that China's plans are stated plainly and outright in official documents, if you know wh...

Young People in India are Flocking to Rural Areas: the Stumble of India’s Manufacturing Ambitions

India’s agricultural employment is growing by tens of millions despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for factory jobs

2023 Review: How China is Catching Up with the US in Key Tech Domains?

While China demonstrates formidable strength in several areas, it still faces challenges in others, particularly in achieving global influence in specific technologies. As both China and the US contin...

Taiwan’s Choice Between ‘War and Peace’

Still, war worries appear to be rising among Taiwanese. A prime example was the PLA drills following Pelosi's Taiwan visit two years ago. After the furor subsided, it became clear neither the DPP gove...

How to define China-US Relations? Let’s use Trump.

China-US relations can be categorized to three periods: Pre-Trump, Trump, and Post-Trump, here's why.

South Africa: Israel’s Gaza operation constitutes GENOCIDE

What will define 2024? The elections or the war in Gaza? Today we are happy to have Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, who is the spokesperson for the National Union of Metal Workers South Africa, she will revea...