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This week: US-China trade talks are underway in New York ahead of the Trump-Xi summit. Everyone is asking, who's actually winning the tariff war? Jeffrey Sachs answered it in this January speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdLDx...

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What if a great power grew stronger by making others stronger? China’s “Empowering Great Power” model offers open technology, joint security projects and multilateral institutions designed to build autonomous capacity, not dependence. Is this a successful challenge to the zero-sum game logic of the West, or just a fantasy? thechinaacademy.org/what-the-world-gains-when-chin…

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Western mainstream financial narratives rarely spell out that dollar hegemony rests not on the textbook myth of risk-free returns, but on petrodollar settlement and the military power backing it. Chinese scholar Chen Ping points out that China, as top manufacturer and largest energy importer, has built a solid base for the RMB to challenge the dollar hegemony—only the last puzzle piece is missing. thechinaacademy.org/rmb-is-ready-to-challenge-u-s-…

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Anthropics are calling for an AI slowdown to save humanity, yet they join think tanks urging bombing Chinese data centers. Such contradiction statements are widely seen as a show to deflect anti-data-center backlash in the US and maintain Silicon Valley’s lead in AI. China's approach of adhering to a people-oriented principle and using AI as a tool to empower industries is the best countermeasure against this cyber hegemony. thechinaacademy.org/as-anthropics-calls-for-an-ai-…

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Three players at the card table, all mulling their next move. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has given India massive diplomatic leverage and access to cheap energy. Now, Trump's peace plan threatens to disrupt New Delhi's carefully calibrated balancing act. Meanwhile, China has something India yearns for. thechinaacademy.org/why-india-detests-trumps-push-…

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Mongolia is becoming the crucial transit hub for the proposed gas pipeline linking Russia and China. Will China end up held hostage by its neighbor, exposing a fatal flaw in its energy security? thechinaacademy.org/the-power-of-baikal-pipeline-r…

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France just passed an “Earth-saving” anti-fast-fashion law — fining Chinese fashion apps up to €20 per item, while Zara and H&M sail right through. And to make sure the fines hit Chinese platforms just right, the French government reportedly ran simulations to fine-tune the rules until the threshold lined up with them. Same shelves. Same synthetic fabrics. Same landfill at the end. Different rules.
Environmental protection: a convenient tool, whenever and wherever it’s needed.
Very French. thechinaacademy.org/france-vs-shein-why-is-paris-f…

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Riding the wave of China's urbanization over the past 20 years, property developers who exploited ordinary homebuyers' life savings as zero-cost financial tool rapidly became the richest class. This August, a sweeping package of new policies signaled Beijing's resolve to end the tycoons' nearly fraud financial games for good, The life sentence handed to former richest man Xu Jiayin, is seen as a clear signal.thechinaacademy.org/after-former-richest-man-gets-…

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Why Brazil Needs a National Strategy for China: The question is no longer whether Brazil should deepen its cooperation with China, but how. The Brazil–China partnership should move beyond commodity exports and expand into science and technology, including areas such as semiconductors and software. thechinaacademy.org/why-brazil-needs-a-national-st…

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Fifty years after Mao Zedong's death, a generation of young people who never lived under his leadership is bringing him back into the center of public attention in its own way. Explore how China's Gen Z commemorates Mao Zedong. thechinaacademy.org/why-chinas-gen-z-is-still-embr…

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