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Gordon Watts

Gordon Watts is a seasoned journalist. He has worked in Beijing and Hong Kong, as well as various countries in Southeast Asia. He covers major geopolitical issues, domestic Chinese politics and the state of the world's second-largest economy. He also provides in-depth analysis of the Chinese tech sector, including renewable energy, and the rise of the country's military. Untangling China’s economic policy is another area of his expertise.

Xi’s dangerous power trip as chairman of everything

October 31, 2022October 10, 2022 by Gordon Watts

A third term in office for China’s ‘Red Emperor’ would be a ‘tragic mistake’ and a perilous precedent

Categories Party Congress Tags 20th National Congress, China, Communist Party of China, News, President Xi Jinping, The Long Read, Third Term Leave a comment

China Factor makes it a year to remember

January 12, 2022December 13, 2021 by Gordon Watts

We have moved from strength to strength in our first year – finishing with a monthly traffic gain of 40%

Categories Anniversary Tags China Factor, Experienced Journalists, geopolitics Leave a comment

US and EU up the ante on China in a game of loans

December 21, 2021December 7, 2021 by Gordon Watts

Washington and Brussels aim to untangle Beijing’s New Silk Roads with sustainable funding for global development 

Categories Belt and Road Tags Build Back Better World, China, Debt Diplomacy, European Union, Global Gateway, News, President Xi Jinping, United States Leave a comment

Green is the new gold for China’s vital eco-drive

November 23, 2021November 9, 2021 by Gordon Watts

Xiong’an New Area is President Xi Jinping’s pet project for a sustainable future, but will it work?

Categories Environment Tags China, Eco-City, Green, News, Pollution, President Xi Jinping, Smokestacks, The Long Read, Xiong'an New Area Leave a comment

Chill wind blows into Alaska amid the barbwire diplomacy

March 20, 2021March 19, 2021 by Gordon Watts
The image shows both sides on separate tables during the first session in Alaska. The media briefing turned into an ugly affair.

China-US talks descend into political trench warfare as the ‘Wolf Warriors’ howl

Categories Sino-American Talks | Analysis Tags Alaska Summit, Antony Blinken, China, Combative, Fuming, News, United States, Yang Jiechi Leave a comment

President Xi and the Party gripped by ‘China Century’ obsession

March 8, 2021March 6, 2021 by Gordon Watts

The CCP is convinced of its own economic superiority and the gradual decline of western-style democracies

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, China, China Century, Communist Party, News, United States, Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Biden’s battle of democracies and the China challenge

February 22, 2021February 21, 2021 by Gordon Watts
The photo shows Joe Biden in a blue suit standing in front of a US flag. He has issued a veiled warning to China.

The New Cold War between Washington and Beijing might be on ice but fundamental issues remain

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing Warning, China, G7 Virtual Summit, Human Rights, Joe Biden, News, United States Leave a comment

Covid-19 investigation in China turns into a political circus

February 15, 2021February 11, 2021 by Gordon Watts
The image shows Chinese medical staff in protection suits. The WHO gave its initial findings into the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan this week.

The WHO left the world wanting to know about the forensic evidence surrounding the outbreak in Wuhan

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, China, Covid-19, News, WHO, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan Outbreak Leave a comment

China’s ‘techno-nationalism’ and the innovation war with the US

February 3, 2021February 1, 2021 by Gordon Watts
A tech network on a red Chinese national flag.

The race for supremacy is at the heart of Beijing’s US$1 trillion investment program to dominate the technology landscape

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, China, Joe Biden, News, Tech War, United States, Washington Leave a comment

China risks riding the nationalistic wave into troubled waters

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 by Gordon Watts

Beijing’s economic recovery has helped fuel rising military jingoism amid the Covid-19 chaos

Categories Analysis Tags China, Donald Trump Chaos, Military Risks, News, Rogue Province, Taiwan, United States Leave a comment
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