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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China’s latest tourism trend sees young people favoring government-managed lodging facilities, many of which were converted from former provincial liaison offices in Beijing. Their interiors feel retro and their service unremarkable, but without excessive branding or gimmicks, they deliver exactly what travelers want: quality accommodation at reasonable prices.
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ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 is making headlines with its insane “cinematic” AI videos. But just a year ago, it was mocked for being overtaken by DeepSeek, with its thousand-strong staff and billions in investment dismissed as a joke. Its comeback story bears a name: Wu Yonghui.
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In 2025, plug-in hybrids are gaining traction overseas, but their growth has dropped sharply in China. Why are Chinese buyers turning away from a vehicle type coveted by the rest of the world?
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Six strategic technology frontiers took center stage last week as the China's Politburo opened the year with a study session, signaling a shift in China’s policy priorities for the next five years.
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“Even the smartest AI just recites the dictionary,” says Tencent’s Chief AI Scientist Yao Shunyu. His latest paper tested AI on 500 never-before-seen tasks—GPT-5.1 solved under 1%.
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Xi Urges U.S. to Honor Its Promises in Call With Trump: China’s official report of the call offers a glimpse of what truly matters to the country: mutual respect and Taiwan.
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What do Chinese kung fu and hip-hop have in common?
In this episode of China Not Just Travel, Mimi walks through Shanghai's historic Jing Wu Academy with Dana Showtyme Burton (founder of Iron Mic) to uncover how both cultures emerged as resistance arts—born from oppression, fueled by discipline, and united by Afro-Asian solidarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIOcN...
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U.S. carrier is now in the Middle East, but Chinese analysts say America will fail to achieve its strategic goals in Iran, whether it attacks or not.
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Beyond rare earths, China holds yet another trump card—pharmaceutical raw materials and R&D. Any halt on China’s side could greatly slow Western innovation.
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How China Will Respond to Japan's Taiwan Claim, Step by Step: Japan’s obsession with Taiwan risks highlighting its own illegitimate Ryukyu occupation and the now-defunct basis for waiving war reparations to China.
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