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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One treaty. Three interpretations. For over a century, Shimonoseki has been used to explain China’s past—and justify its future. Why does this defeat still resonate today?
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Why, after gaining access to Huawei’s chips, hasn’t DeepSeek V4 fully cut ties with Nvidia? Are Chinese chips not good enough? In reality, the strategic calculus behind open-source AI is too complex to allow simple side-picking: thechinaacademy.org/why-deepseek-v4-hasnt-fully-cu…
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France voted to return looted Chinese artifacts. China shrugged. France offered procedure. China fired museum directors who lost national treasures. Accountability at home before applause abroad.
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DeepSeek and Doubao, these two homegrown Chinese AI models are about to power Tesla's cars. And yet, that wasn't the biggest Chinese tech news last week: thechinaacademy.org/two-chinese-ai-models-are-abou…
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Japan has scrapped its ban on lethal weapon exports. Add its nuclear potential and Sanae Takaichi’s Yasukuni Shrine visits, it’s the U.S., not China, that should be most concerned: thechinaacademy.org/japans-normalization-is-anythi…
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A Chinese robot just crushed the human half-marathon record by 7 minutes. Somehow, that's only the second-craziest science story out of China this week: thechinaacademy.org/chinese-robot-lightning-crushe…
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16 years ago, the EU and U.S. economies were neck and neck. Today, the U.S. economy is 50% larger than the EU’s. Renowned Chinese scholar Di Dongsheng explains why Europe is losing relevance in the global economy. thechinaacademy.org/ten-questions-on-the-european-…
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The West wrote the BRI obituary too hastily.
New data: 2025 was the biggest year on record. Private firms now lead investments. Africa and Central Asia are the new frontiers.
Here's what the West missed: thechinaacademy.org/the-renaissance-everyone-misse…
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Thousands of young Chinese women changed their phone wallpapers to Kris Jenner. They're "manifesting" nine-figure wealth and successful careers. On TikTok? Barely a trace. On Xiaohongshu? It's everywhere. Here's why.
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Out of the blue, Trump thanked China for pushing Iran to the negotiating table. What did Beijing actually do? These two key moves explain everything: thechinaacademy.org/how-china-is-pushing-the-us-ir…
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