Why No GDP Target in China’s Government Work Report for 2020?
The Government Work Report puts the people’s basic income and living conditions at priority, to secure a growth in their income with the growth of economy.
Descending the Ladder One Last Time: Relocating China’s “Cliff-Top” Villages
China’s geographical landscape plays an important role in guiding how officials administer poverty alleviation policy across the country. Atule’er village, a 200-year old settlement perched on the edge of a sheer cliff face in Sichuan province, is one such place where poverty is being addressed through this method.
Will US “Choosing A Side” Policy on China Work?
The Trump administration is reportedly using both “sticks and carrots” in an effort to encourage allies to toe its radical line on China.
Fact Checker: Did Coronavirus escape from a Chinese lab?
All available evidence shows that the novel coronavirus is natural in origin and not man-made.
Will Coronavirus “Turbo-Charge” Companies to Abandon China?
A perfect storm of current underlining China-US tensions, supply-chain issues during the coronavirus and the promise of support from national governments has led experts to suggest a “large-scale exodus” of international companies abandoning China is imminent. Or is it?
The Forgotten Ally: China’s Unsung Role in World War II
May 8 will mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. While the stories of D-Day and Dunkirk are well versed, China’s resistance against Japan is one of the great untold stories of the Second World War and one that contributed heavily to the Allies victory.
Blaming China Won’t Help GOP’s Election Campaign
In casting China as the new American boogeyman in order to boost campaign polling, Republican hawks are playing a very dangerous game.
Space: Can China & US Boldly Go Where They’ve Never Gone Before?
Hawkish views within the Trump administration and the Wolf Amendment make any collaboration between China and the US in space difficult. But as both sides begin an unprecedented few years’ in space exploration and support for the amendment wanes, is now a chance for both countries to review cooperation among the stars?
5G Causes Coronavirus? Apparently Not
Pandemics have historically shown to be fertile breeding grounds for the spread and acceptance of bizarre conspiracy theories.
The Hidden Hand Behind US Anti-Lockdown Protests
Whether a more uniting narrative of liberty versus tyranny or a more partisan narrative of public health versus the economy prevails, anti-lockdown protests look set to become an increasingly common spectacle in America.
Thrive Not Survive: Why China’s Stimulus Package is Different This Time
Despite the nature of the package agreed, there is real confidence from government officials and economists that it can help China’s economy rebound in Q2 and even end the year with overall GDP growth of between three to five percent.
China’s New Role as Defender of Intellectual Property
China recorded the highest number of international patent applications in 2019, outstripping the US in the process, and is another milestone in the country’s IP story over the past forty years. How did it manage it?
