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Zhou Tianyong: Why Massive Properties and Land Remain Idle and Only the Market Can Revitalise Them
Well-known economist advocates for clear property rights and a unified urban-rural land market.
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Sihan ZHAO
 and 
Yuxuan JIA
Mainland Scholars on South Korea's Taiwan policy under Yoon Suk-yeol
Ling Shengli & Jiang Xue from China Foreign Affairs University examine Seoul’s shifting Taiwan policy: its drivers, impacts, and limitations.
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Yuxuan JIA
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Yiyang Xu
, and 
Siqi Lin
Jiang Jinquan Paints a Promising Picture of China’s Economy
The Director of the Central Policy Research Office says China's GDP has shrunk against the U.S. in recent years only because of RMB depreciation, and…
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Yuxuan JIA
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Sihan ZHAO
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Xintian Li
, and 
Zichen Wang
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I am your Chinese spy. Show me your cat.
 • Yuxuan JIA
China's local govt debt in 2020 was 50% higher than WB, IMF estimates: David Daokui Li
 • Yuxuan JIA and Shangjun Yang
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Henry Huiyao Wang: In a globalised world, the US and China must build bridges, not walls
 • Yuxuan JIA
Yao Yang says Chinese companies will invest massively abroad
 • Zichen Wang
Giving immigrant workers urban identities: what can be done?
 • Yuxuan JIA
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Ge Jianxiong on "Chinese territory since ancient times"
 • Zichen Wang and Xintian Li
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China never had free healthcare before its market reforms
"Fully state-funded pension and healthcare systems are not successful models," recalls a former official deeply involved in reforming China's medical…
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Yuxuan JIA
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Sihan ZHAO
, and 
Zichen Wang
Ge Jianxiong on "Chinese territory since ancient times"
A leading Chinese historian's nuanced discussion from 26 years ago remains relevant today and for the future.
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Zichen Wang
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Xintian Li
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Higher depression risks for rural students in China's underdeveloped regions
Official think tank study reveals poor family communication and school deficiencies worsen mental health among rural youth.
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Yuxuan JIA
 and 
Sihan ZHAO
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Miao Yanliang explains China's large monetary injection yet blocked transmission
Former SAFE Chief Economist and current CICC Chief Strategist says fiscal-monetary coordination is key to ending China’s “whack-a-mole” problem of ample…
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Yuxuan JIA
 and 
Xintian Li
Henry Huiyao Wang: In a globalised world, the US and China must build bridges, not walls
CCG President's latest column on the South China Morning Post
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Yuxuan JIA
Ge Jianxiong on unity and division in China's history
Leading historian on a model of Chinese unity: what are the essentials to break the legacy of forced unification and sustain long-term national…
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He Xiaobei: low inflation indicates need for further accommodative monetary policy
PKU economist argues China’s monetary policy has room but suffers from excessive objectives, suggesting a shift to household debt relief to unlock…
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Sihan ZHAO
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Yuxuan JIA
, and 
Xintian Li
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