The China Academy is an intellectual content network dedicated to helping global audiences understand the key dynamics that are driving how China sees the world, from expert voices who resonate with millions of Chinese youths today and who shape policies and narratives in China.

The China Academy is founded by a team of media professionals, trusted by more than 150 million social media followers, and is supported by China’s top think tanks. This is a gateway to understanding the fundamental logics of how China operates from its politics, to business and economics, science and technology.

The China Academy provides Up-To-Date and On-The-Ground insights through video programs and digital courses on www.thechinaacademy.org and a network of distribution channels. It also runs events and conferences, and has a long history of offering research and advisory work servicing government and corporate institutions.


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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.
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The West isn't just declining—it's refusing to decline. Former IMF Executive Director Paulo Batista on Gaza, the new right, and the coming "Age of Endarkenment." The Global South can no longer wait. 👉 thechinaacademy.org/the-west-and-the-rest-race-dec…

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US–China rivalry. Geopolitical tensions. What's the way out? Swiss sinologist Hans Boller isn't holding back: reform the UN. Two headquarters—New York and Shanghai. 193 equal nations. A lottery-chosen Security Council. Scrap the veto.👉 thechinaacademy.org/china-remembers-its-origins/

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China redefined modernization by lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty. Measured against this historical benchmark, India still has a massive mountain to climb. Chinese Expert Victor Gao sharply points out: While seeking a greater international role, India should first strive to eradicate poverty at home and raise living standards.thechinaacademy.org/victor-gao-by-chinese-standard…

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Mao’s support for Black liberation and his later theory of the Three Worlds pointed to the same question: What do socialists do in a reality where the lines are blurry and, therefore, the guidelines are unclear? Race doesn’t cut along the same lines as class; national liberation doesn’t always translate into a socialist movement. Yet Marxists cannot afford to wait for the perfect socialist moment to descend upon them. Mao’s politics was, and remains, the key to this question.thechinaacademy.org/mao-zedong-black-liberation-an…

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As a practitioner of his own theory, Mao Zedong showed many years ago how a weaker country can defeat a hegemonic power. The key lies not in material strength, but in unity between officers and soldiers, the mass line, and the cultivation of “intangible strength”—organizational capacity and willpower.
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Sure, the U.S. can choke China by cutting plasma supply,but at What Cost? Tens of millions of poor Americans survive by selling plasma, plasma giants have become literal vampires, and they even package exploitation as charity. The plasma substitutes that China is working hard to develop still need time for the technology to mature. It seems the world will have to continue 'toughing it out' with the American people.

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In this area, China’s photovoltaic power has, for the first time, surpassed coal-fired power.

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No workout, no sweat — and your muscles still get stronger?
Chinese scientists may have just made it possible — in mice, at least.
They implanted living muscle tissue that contracts on its own, 24/7. The mice never lifted a paw, yet their muscles got stronger, their metabolism improved, and even their brains seemed to benefit.
Could this one day mean saying goodbye to sweaty gym sessions?
Find out how it works.

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