China Analysis Digest #94

Date range: February 20-27, 2023

Sources scanned: 118

Publications: 171 (English), 15 (Chinese)

China Watching

China Neican

• Announcement: Neican Alert

• Politburo Meeting: Second Plenum Announced
• Xi on China's Economic Challenges and Policy Responses

China Heritage

• High Peaks, Translucent Torrents

Opinion Pages

Wall Street Journal

• Stand Up to China’s Bullying and Defend Taiwan

Nikkei Asia

• China's rebound will not be universal cure for growth malaise
• China's growth revival will depend on internal market reforms
• U.S. and China should continue to work toward easing tensions
• Banker's disappearance undermines Beijing's messaging to investors
• China's embrace of Russia is mostly for show

South China Morning Post

• The best remedy for Hong Kong’s ailing economy is talent
• TikTok may be the next casualty of breakdown in US-China trust
• Fewer budget handouts are a blessing in disguise for Hong Kong
• Can China’s TV exports do what Wolf Warrior diplomacy hasn’t?
• ChatGPT-led AI revolution can be a game changer for Hong Kong

Blogs

ChinaFile

• Touting ‘Ethnic Fusion,’ China’s New Top Official for Minority Affairs Envisions a Country Free of Cultural Difference

War on the Rocks

• Great Leap Nowhere: The Challenges of China’s Semiconductor Industry