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Why China Is Falling Behind in AI | by PKU Scholar Hou Hong
"[Chinese] entrepreneurs are left with a stark choice: bow down to platform dominance or flee overseas." – Hou Hong
Feb 12
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James Farquharson
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
, and
Paul Triolo
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On China's Trillion Dollar Trade Surplus | Xu Mingqi
"[China should] expand imports of products not related to national security by selectively lowering import tariffs and licensing thresholds for certain…
Feb 10
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Jacob Mardell
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Elijah Karshner
, and
Max J Zenglein
11
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Jin Canrong: China’s Foreign Policy Requires Recalibration
"[If we] are unable to offer even limited support when other countries face existential crises, we will struggle to win genuine friends."
Feb 3
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Jacob Mardell
and
Thomas des Garets Geddes
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Rethinking China’s Diplomatic and Economic Strategy | Digest: January 2026
International Relations | Chinese Economy | Society and Governance | Technology
Feb 2
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James Farquharson
,
Jacob Mardell
, and
Thomas des Garets Geddes
14
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China's Demographic Crisis and the Return to 400 Million – by PKU Prof. Zhang Junni
"My third recommendation is to formulate forward-looking plans for immigration, a highly sensitive subject that nevertheless demands strategic…
Jan 29
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Jacob Mardell
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James Farquharson
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Beware the Authoritarian Biopolitics of the AI Age by Tao Dongfeng
"So what can we do today to prevent the return of fascism and the rise of new dictatorships?"
Jan 23
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Jacob Mardell
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
, and
Kristin Shi-Kupfer
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Yan Xuetong: Trump's Imperial Turn and the End of the West
"The result is that the United States will no longer be a Western democratic country in the traditional sense, but will gradually evolve into a…
Jan 15
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James Farquharson
36
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All-Weather Partner, Fair-Weather Response: Chinese Commentary on US Venezuela Operation
An analysis of reactions by China's establishment intellectuals to the US military operation in Venezuela on the 3rd of January 2026
Jan 14
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Jacob Mardell
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Services without Deindustrialisation and Japan’s Chip Leverage | Society and Economy Digest (December 2025)
State and Society | Chinese Economy | Technology (Chips and AI) | Renminbi Internationalisation and the Dollar | Stablecoins and E-CNY
Jan 10
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James Farquharson
,
Thomas des Garets Geddes
, and
Jacob Mardell
10
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China in the World | China's Foreign Policy Discourse in December 2025
China-US | Europe (Ukraine) | Taiwan | Japan | South China Sea | Global South
Jan 8
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James Farquharson
,
Thomas des Garets Geddes
, and
Jacob Mardell
11
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A Tale of Two Ecosystems: Why China Has Not Yet Surpassed the US in Original Innovation
"China risks repeating the experience of Japan or the Soviet Union—advancing to a certain stage only to stall, with any temporary lead fading as quickly…
Jan 7
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James Farquharson
,
Rogier Creemers
, and
Thomas des Garets Geddes
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Sinification's Best of 2025
A collection of our favourite newsletters from 2025
Dec 28, 2025
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
,
James Farquharson
, and
Jacob Mardell
17
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Briefing: Trump's National Security Strategy
An analysis of reactions by China's establishment intellectuals to the new US National Security Strategy
Dec 21, 2025
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Jacob Mardell
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From Darling to Discarded: Trump’s Second-Term Shift on India
"...a future 'contest for second place' between America and India in overall national power and economic size is entirely possible."
Dec 18, 2025
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Jacob Mardell
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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