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"Heaven is looking at what humans are doing. The firmament has eyes" (人在干,天在看,苍天有眼). These were Premier Li Keqiang’s parting words for his colleagues in…
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I shall use this page to distribute the government work report, budget report and planning report as they become available to me. Check for regular…
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February 2023

China’s rapid economic rise has had a major impact first and foremost on China’s people, but increasingly on the rest of the world. These consequences…
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January 2023

China's first population decline in 6 decades does not spell doom. But reforms are needed to make the economy better prepared for aging
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2023 will see a rebound, and a different tone
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December 2022

A review of 2022 and a preview of 2023 and beyond
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November 2022

The authorities can take the protests as a nudge in the right direction
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A monumental shift in United States policy vis-à-vis China took place on October 7. On that day, the US Commerce department released a 139 page document…
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A read out of the 19th Party Congress 5 years ago
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(also published in Straits Times https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/national-security-eclipses-economics-in-xi-s-new-era) At the close of the 20th…
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Should small developing countries prioritize climate change? The world has experienced an exceptional couple of years. Aside from the millions of…
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