Economics

The Diplomat: China-Australia Trade War Shows No Sign of Abating

By Jianli Yang - Feb 15, 2023 China and Australia’s top trade officials recently met for the first time since 2019. Although Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao described the recent talks with his Australian counterpart, Don Farrell, as an important step in getting...
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Newsweek: Big Tech Is Fully Cooperating With China’s Censorship Regime. It’s Got to Stop

By: Jianli Yang - Aug 22, 2022 Elon Musk is back in the headlines this week. The founder and CEO of Tesla contributed a piece to China Cyberspace, the official publication of the Cyberspace Administration of China, which is the government's cyber censorship arm. It's...
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EU Politlcal Report: China: While Economy Slides, Premier LI Keqiang’s Political Star Shines

By: Jianli Yang - June 7th, 2022 Last week, in an unusual move, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang who has been recently in news for his reported opposition to strict anti-Covid lockdown, held video talks with thousands of officials holding different ranks in the...
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National Review: Shanghai’s Anger Could Start a Fire

China’s citizens have begun to reject their government’s totalitarian pandemic lockdowns. By: Lianchao Han & Jianli Yang - May 4, 2022 Shanghai has long been regarded as the most civilized city in China. The municipality’s GDP per capita ranks first in the...
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