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analysis of Chinese current affairs
Oct
18

Brief #126: 20th Party Congress Report: Keywords Analysis

Threat perception, technology, ideology
4 min read
Oct
12

Brief #125: Seventh Plenum of the 19th Central Committee

The Central Committee concluded its seventh plenary session (October 9-12) on Wednesday. All in all, the outcomes of the seventh
3 min read
Sep
13

Brief #124: China's Youth Unemployment Problem

China’s urban youth unemployment rose to 19.9 per cent, according to the latest data from China’s National
2 min read
Aug
19

Brief #123: Beijing’s Tech Crackdown: Logic and Prospects

Beijing’s crackdown on internet technology firms has led to much speculation about the prospects of China’s digital economy.
2 min read
Aug
10

Brief #122: Tensions over Taiwan put China’s crisis management capability to the test

The current crisis over Taiwan looks set to be worse than the last one. In 1995, China fired missiles after
3 min read
Aug
06

Brief #121: Tangshan Incident and Women’s Rights in China

In the early hours of June 10, a man approached a young woman with unwanted sexual advances at a local
4 min read
Jul
18

Brief #120: Lessons from Ukraine: How Businesses Can Prepare for a Taiwan Crisis

Russia’s war against Ukraine has disrupted global supplies of oil, gas and wheat, driving record increases in European energy
2 min read
Jul
14

Brief #119: Party Numbers 2021

The Central Organization Department published its annual Statistics Bulletin of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党党内统计公报) on June 29. The
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Jul
08

Brief #118: Australian views of China in 2022

How do Australians see China in 2022?
3 min read
Jul
05

Brief #117: What “Run”ology Tells Us about China’s Youth

“Run”ology (润学)is an anodyne neologism coined by Chinese netizens in early 2022 to describe the “art” of emigrating
2 min read