With the U.S. election campaign ramping up, the positions of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on China are subject to
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CCP’s Third Plenum Concludes With Vague Reforms, Personnel Changes
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concluded its Third Plenum of the 20th Central Committee on July 18, issuing a lengthy communique that was short on
Taiwan Tech Update: July 2024
This roundup details the progress of Taiwan’s first ever domestically produced weather satellite, the predicted energy costs of transforming Taiwan
Cultural Differences Impede Trade for Most Countries — but not China
Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth It’s a widely accepted notion among economists that cultural differences can pose a significant
The United States Tells China to Kick Rocks in Central Asia
The United States is looking to diversify its critical minerals supply chain by establishing partnerships with the Central Asian republics and
Plenum Priorities That Could Reshape China’s Economic Future
The third plenary session of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CPC) 20th Central Committee in July 2024 comes at a critical juncture for an economy beset
Japan and China’s Economies Are Adapting, Not Decoupling
Japan is one of the countries most affected by geopolitical competition between the United States and China. Although the economies of Japan and China
China Waits Anxiously for Economic Plan as Gloom Reigns
Rows and rows of partially inhabited high-rises sprawl into the suburbs of the northern Chinese metropolis of Tianjin, their empty balconies
Taiwan Protests and Lai Ching-te’s Inauguration: Young People’s Expectations for the Next Four Years
As Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te (賴清德), was inaugurated this Monday, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan achieved the unlikely feat of overshadowing the
China’s Growth Hindered by Cyclical and Structural Factors
China is experiencing both a cyclical and structural slowdown that makes it particularly challenging to assess whether its official growth and
Kicking the Can Down the Road: The Struggle With Rebalancing China’s Economy
This can’t go on. But it does. For decades Western commentators on China’s economy have predicted collapse, and for decades China has proven them
The Unusual Shape of the Debate Around Fertility Treatment in Taiwan
In its 2020 census data, Taiwan’s working-age population was shown to have fallen for the first time, with its 16.55 million people aged 15 to 64