Politics Archives - The Wire China https://www.thewirechina.com/topic/politics/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:58:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-square_logo-32x32.jpg Politics Archives - The Wire China https://www.thewirechina.com/topic/politics/ 32 32 Yuan Yang on China’s Gender and Rural-Urban Divides https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/08/yuan-yang-on-chinas-gender-and-rural-urban-divides/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Rachel Cheung https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50509 The journalist-turned-lawmaker talks about her book on four women coming of age in modern China, the end of optimism for the younger generations, and being the first Chinese-born British MP.

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Why Reading U.S.-China History Right Matters https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/01/why-reading-u-s-china-history-right-matters/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Ali Wyne https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50070 Those who argue that U.S. policymakers “allowed” China to rise too easily may overestimate Washington’s power. That misjudgment has implications for future American policy.

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Jeffrey Ding on the Spread of AI https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/01/jeffrey-ding-on-the-spread-of-ai/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Eliot Chen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50234 The political scientist tells us why we shouldn't just focus on how good countries are at innovation — but how well they adopt new technologies.

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China Policy: What Comes Next? https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/01/china-policy-what-comes-next/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50427 Is it time for the U.S. to temper its policies towards China? Or is the U.S. just hitting its stride? With the election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris just around the corner, we asked more than a dozen experts and policy makers: Where should the next U.S. president go from here?

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Could Kamala Harris Be the Next Richard Nixon? https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/25/could-kamala-harris-be-the-next-richard-nixon/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Stephen S. Roach https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50161 The looming superpower clash between the United States and China begs for another strategic breakthrough.

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David Zweig on the Academic Chill Between the U.S. and China https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/18/david-zweig-on-the-academic-chill-between-the-u-s-and-china/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Andrew Peaple https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49366 The social scientist and author discusses the fallout from the Trump administration’s China Initiative and how the U.S. should approach academic links with its strategic rival.

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China Must Rein in Local Governments https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/18/china-must-rein-in-local-governments/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Huang Yiping https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49896 The decentralization of decision-making was essential to China’s economic boom in its early years, but further economic reform will require the central government to reassert control.

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Walz’s China Chops https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/08/walzs-china-chops-tim-walz/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0000 Eliot Chen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49635 A look at Tim Walz's China background.

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Dmitri Alperovitch on Speeding Up Efforts to Deter China https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/04/dmitri-alperovitch-on-speeding-up-efforts-to-deter-china/ Sun, 04 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Andrew Peaple https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49277 The geopolitics analyst says Xi Jinping is bent on invading Taiwan and the U.S. needs to unite with its allies to win a new Cold War.

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Would Trump Escalate the U.S.-China Trade War? https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/04/would-trump-escalate-the-u-s-china-trade-war/ Sun, 04 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Nancy Qian https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49370 History suggests why the government would forge ahead with a policy agenda that would harm average Americans.

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Libel Lawfare https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/07/28/libel-lawfare-chinese-companies-defamation-suit-anti-slapp/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Bethany Allen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49068 In recent years, several large Chinese companies have filed defamation suits against small organizations or individual researchers, leading to a strange reality: Even as the general rhetoric against China has become more hawkish, many in the West have grown increasingly reluctant to publicly criticize China and top Chinese companies.

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China’s Contradictions Remain Unresolved https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/07/28/chinas-contradictions-remain-unresolved-third-plenum/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Diana Choyleva https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49123 The CCP’s latest Third Plenum meeting failed to deliver a coherent economic blueprint for the country.

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Victor Shih on the Fallout from the Tech Sector Crackdown https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/07/21/victor-shih-on-the-fallout-from-the-tech-sector-crackdown/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Andrew Peaple https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=48326 The Chinese politics expert discusses how Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive upset the Party’s equilibrium and signs of splintering within the leader’s ruling faction.

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China’s Tech Turnaround https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/07/21/chinas-tech-turnaround-crackdown-investments-ai-government/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Graham Webster https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=48359 Beijing’s crackdown on the sector, followed by recent huge investments in AI and other areas, are part of a long pattern of shifts in the way the government has approached tech development.

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Andreas Fulda on Germany’s Failure to Tackle the China Challenge https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/07/14/andreas-fulda-on-germanys-failure-to-tackle-the-china-challenge/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Rachel Cheung https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47319 The German political scientist talks about the need for a paradigm shift in Germany’s foreign policy and the difficulty of countering hybrid threats.

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The Taiwan Debate Is Heading in a Dangerous Direction https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/07/14/the-taiwan-debate-is-heading-in-a-dangerous-direction-chip-industry/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Paul Triolo https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=48220 Discussions within U.S. policy making circles take too little account of the devastating impact any conflict could have on the global chip industry.

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Broken Engagement https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/07/14/broken-engagement-american-policy-makers-china/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Bob Davis https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=48377 Our series of interviews with top U.S. policy makers of the last 30 years has revealed how and why the American approach towards China has morphed from seeking closer ties to a desire for estrangement.

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How A New Government In Britain Could Deal With China https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/30/how-a-new-government-in-britain-could-deal-with-china/ Sun, 30 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Kerry Brown https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47312 Crafting a new policy towards relations with Beijing will not be easy after the imminent UK election, but an incoming government will have hundreds of years of experience to draw on.

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Robert O’Brien on America’s Greatest Foreign Policy Failure Since the 1930s https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/30/robert-obrien-on-americas-greatest-foreign-policy-failure-since-the-1930s/ Sun, 30 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Bob Davis https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47884 The former national security advisor discusses the possibility of bombing Taiwanese chip fabs in any conflict, the fallout from January 6th and how a second Trump administration would approach China.

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Physicist in Exile https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/23/physicist-in-exile-yangyang-cheng/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Katrina Northrop https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47354 Yangyang Cheng came to the U.S. to study the mysteries of the universe. She ended up staying in order to study the role of science in geopolitics.

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Sam Hogg on What to Expect from Britain on China https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/23/sam-hogg-on-what-to-expect-from-britain-on-china/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Andrew Peaple https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47618 The Beijing to Britain newsletter founder talks about how a new government in the UK might approach China and why the country has to date lacked a coherent strategy towards dealing with Beijing.

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Mexico Is No Backdoor For Chinese Carmakers https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/23/mexico-is-no-backdoor-for-chinese-carmakers-china-tariffs-cars/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Tom Miller https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47632 A recent trip to Mexico suggests talk of widespread Chinese tariff evasion has been overdone.

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Jonathan Chatwin on the Significance of Deng Xiaoping’s Southern Tour https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/16/jonathan-chatwin-on-the-significance-of-deng-xiaopings-southern-tour/ Sun, 16 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Andrew Peaple https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47103 The writer explains why the aging Chinese leader’s trip to the south in 1992 became a landmark in the country’s reform and opening up era, and why Xi Jinping is still dealing with the consequences.

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The Case for Deterrence https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/16/the-case-for-deterrence-china-taiwan-xi-jinping/ Sun, 16 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Matt Pottinger https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47446 Xi Jinping has made his desire to subjugate Taiwan known. The U.S. and its allies should take him at his word and take several urgent steps to convince him that such an action would be a grave miscalculation.

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Rahm Emanuel on Seeing China as a Strategic Adversary https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/09/rahm-emanuel-on-seeing-china-as-a-strategic-adversary/ Sun, 09 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Bob Davis https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47020 The U.S. ambassador to Japan talks about China’s threat to the Philippines and other nations, shoring up America’s alliances in the Indo Pacific, and why he likes to send tweets trolling Beijing.

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How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom? https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/09/how-exceptional-is-chinas-crony-capitalist-boom-china-corruption/ Sun, 09 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Yuen Yuen Ang https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47043 In both the U.S. and China, corruption has evolved over time from thuggery and theft to more sophisticated exchanges of power and profit.

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Teacher’s Pet https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/09/teachers-pet-iflytek-ai-edtech-education-technology/ Sun, 09 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Matthew J. Dagher-Margosian Eliot Chen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=47155 The story of Beijing's crackdown on the private tutoring industry has been dominated by the spectacular fall of once lucrative companies like New Oriental. But less appreciated is the companies that have prospered in the policy's wake — like iFlytek, the artificial intelligence company. Beijing, it turns out, didn't just ban private tutoring, it replaced it with AI. Matt Dagher-Margosian and Eliot Chen report on the radical reimagining of China's education system.

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Alec Ash on Finding Freedom in an Unfree Country https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/02/alec-ash-on-finding-freedom-in-an-unfree-country/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Katrina Northrop https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=46558 The author talks about his experience escaping big city life and reporting on the wave of reverse migration in China.

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Beijing Wants Science to Focus on Self-reliance https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/06/02/beijing-wants-science-to-focus-on-self-reliance-china-universities/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Michael Laha https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=46727 China’s universities are organizing platforms and teams to help break the country’s dependence on foreign imports.

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Wang Zichen on Bridging the Understanding Gap between the U.S. and China https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/26/wang-zichen-on-bridging-the-understanding-gap-between-the-u-s-and-china/ Sun, 26 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Katrina Northrop https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=46343 The former Xinhua journalist talks about why he launched his popular newsletter Pekingnology, wolf warrior diplomacy and why more U.S. journalists are needed in China.

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Access Denied https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/26/access-denied-jen-easterly-cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency-cisa-hacking-china/ Sun, 26 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Brent Crane https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=46468 Jen Easterly, the eccentric director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has huge support when it comes to her number one priority: fighting back against Chinese cyber attacks. But to actually solve the China hacking problem, she'll have to figure out how to line up both the private sector and the politicians who are skeptical of CISA.

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The Sino-American Trade War Benefits China’s Competitors https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/26/the-sino-american-trade-war-benefits-chinas-competitors/ Sun, 26 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Arvind Subramanian https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=46518 The higher the tariffs, the greater the competitive advantage third-country suppliers will gain over Chinese firms.

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Daniel Mattingly on Xi Jinping’s Cultivation of the PLA https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/19/daniel-mattingly-on-xi-jinpings-cultivation-of-the-pla/ Sun, 19 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Katrina Northrop https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=44589 The scholar discusses the role of the military in elite Chinese politics, and how Xi has reshaped the PLA.

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The Great EV Glut https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/19/the-great-ev-glut-european-union-electric-vehicle-china-chinese-electric-vehicles-evs-eu/ Sun, 19 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Luke Patey https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=46154 The new U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made EVs are both unprecedented and largely performative since Chinese EVs haven't yet penetrated the U.S. market. The European Union, by contrast, is facing a more critical and nuanced challenge from the influx of Chinese-made EVS and is currently debating what to do about it. Can the E.U. save its auto industry and still keep its green transition going?

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Xi Tries To Get the Banks On Side https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/19/xi-tries-to-get-the-banks-on-side-industrial-loans-chinese-financial-sector/ Sun, 19 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Eliot Chen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=46155 Beijing wants the Chinese financial sector to do more to support its economic goals, but progress has been hard to come by.

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The High Costs of Tariffs without End https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/19/the-high-costs-of-tariffs-without-end-biden-tariffs-chinese-imports-china/ Sun, 19 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Victor Shih https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=46191 The Biden administration’s new measures against Chinese imports risks creating a doom-loop of declining American competitiveness.

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Gary Locke on Family and Trade Ties with China https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/12/gary-locke-on-family-and-trade-ties-with-china/ Sun, 12 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Bob Davis https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=45802 The former Commerce Secretary and ambassador to China talks about how his background shaped his approach to dealing with Beijing, the pivot to Asia and negotiating Chen Guangcheng's release.

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What TikTok Got Wrong About America https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/12/what-tiktok-got-wrong-about-america/ Sun, 12 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Nancy Qian https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=45818 One thing is certain: the company’s aggressive lobbying strategy ultimately did more harm than good.

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What Happened At America’s Own Military-Civil Fusion Fair https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/12/what-happened-at-americas-own-military-civil-fusion-fair-ai-expo-for-national-competitiveness/ Sun, 12 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Katrina Northrop https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=45834 The hot topic at a major D.C. conference this week was how the government and companies can cooperate in areas like AI to counter China’s threat.

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Enze Han on How China’s Influence is Spreading through Southeast Asia https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/05/enze-han-on-how-chinas-influence-is-spreading-through-southeast-asia/ Sun, 05 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Andrew Peaple https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=44208 The academic explains why we need to look beyond the actions of the Chinese government to understand how and why China is shaping countries in the region.

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Missed Opportunities https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/05/05/missed-opportunities-china-foreigners-expats-business-international/ Sun, 05 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Zhuowen Li Mathilde Barge https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=45527 Not so long ago, China was a thriving hub for expatriates, from students looking to learn Mandarin — and for a bit of adventure — to business executives keen to explore a vast market undergoing seemingly endless high growth. Those days seem to be over. China has undergone a significant decline in its foreign population. And […]

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The Divine Disruptor https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/04/28/the-divine-disruptor-bob-fu/ Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Grady McGregor https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=45215 Bob Fu's relationship with China has gone through phases. First, he thought money would solve his problems there; then he joined protesters at Tiananmen Square, thinking the politics could change. In the end, he determined, only God could save China, and he's been fighting for religious freedom in China ever since he resettled in Texas. With his nonprofit, ChinaAid, prospering like never before, he says the U.S. is finally catching on.

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How to Bridge the Transatlantic Gap on China https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/04/28/how-to-bridge-the-transatlantic-gap-on-china-u-s-europe-china/ Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Andrew Cainey https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=45252 The U.S. and Europe need to work together better on China-related issues. Step one: work out the differences in where each side is coming from.

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Dali Yang on the Mistakes Made In Covid’s Early Days https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/04/21/dali-yang-on-the-mistakes-made-in-covids-early-days/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Andrew Peaple https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=44165 The political scientist and sinologist talks about the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan, and how the Chinese authorities’ lack of transparency led the virus to spread rapidly.

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The Fentanyl Fix https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/04/21/the-fentanyl-fix-u-s-china/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Katrina Northrop https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=45027 The U.S. and China agreed to cooperate on fentanyl, but progress is proving hard to come by.

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Will China Stymie A Steel Deal? https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/04/14/will-china-stymie-a-steel-deal-nippon-steel-u-s-steel-japan-america/ Sun, 14 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Eliot Chen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=44511 Politicians say Nippon Steel’s Chinese links are a risk in its proposed merger with U.S. Steel, though the Japanese company’s presence in China is small.

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Jay Shambaugh on Getting China to Change Course https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/04/14/jay-shambaugh-on-getting-china-to-change-course/ Sun, 14 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Bob Davis https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=44718 The Treasury’s top international official gives an inside-the-room account of the latest talks between Treasury Secretary Yellen and the Chinese leadership, including the U.S.’s efforts to get Beijing to address overcapacity and economic imbalances, how the two countries would deal with any future financial crisis, and whether China is deliberately letting its currency devalue.

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Sarah Bianchi on Setting the Trade Agenda https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/sarah-bianchi-on-setting-the-trade-agenda/ Sun, 07 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Bob Davis https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=43903 The recently departed deputy U.S. trade representative discusses why the U.S. needs to be on high alert when dealing with China, and how the Biden administration's approach has differed from its predecessor.

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Hong Kong’s Identity Crisis https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/hong-kongs-identity-crisis-hong-kong-economy/ Sun, 07 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Stephen S. Roach https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=44162 Despite its famed resilience, it’s hard to make the case for an upturn in the city’s fortunes, given they now go hand-in-hand with those of mainland China.

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The China Whisperer https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the-china-whisperer-john-garnaut/ Sun, 07 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Katrina Northrop https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=44251 John Garnaut is one of the men most responsible for the global shift in China policy. As a journalist and then Australian government official, he was early to argue that the West was misunderstanding China's ideological underpinning. Now, with Garnaut Global, a consultancy for financial firms, he has teamed up with U.S. China hawk Matthew Pottinger to guide the private sector's relationship with China. But can Garnaut continue to get China right?

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