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Economic Challenges

President Xi is gambling on high-tech dominance

December 1, 2025November 6, 2025 by Shaoyu Yuan

‘Underpowered consumer spending and mounting economic risks’ take a backseat in China’s economic plan

Categories Behind The News Tags China, Economic Challenges, Five-Year Plan, Geopolitical Risks, News, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

UK quandary as China and the US pile on the pressure

July 11, 2025July 8, 2025 by China Factor Staff

‘A serious strategy would include a contingency plan if China becomes globally dominant’

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Economic Challenges, Global Order, News, United Kingdom, United States Leave a comment

China needs to pick a side and it might be the West

September 2, 2024August 9, 2024 by Chee Meng Tan

Beijing is paying a heavy economic price for its ‘no-limits’ pact with Moscow after Ukraine invasion

Categories Commentary Tags China, Economic Challenges, European Union, News, The Conversation, United States Leave a comment

China doubles down on its ‘existing strategy’   

July 22, 2024July 19, 2024 by William Yang

Communist Party’s closed-door conclave reinforces ‘high-quality development’ and ‘advanced technologies’

Categories Third Plenum Tags Communist Party of China, Economic Challenges, News, President Xi Jinping, Voice of America Leave a comment

How to solve the ‘made in China’ economic crisis 

September 4, 2023August 23, 2023 by Richard Haass

Beijing must choose between staying the course, changing course or changing the conversation

Categories Commentary Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, Economic Challenges, Intellectual Property, News, Political Liberalization, Taiwan Invasion Leave a comment

Superpower supremacy? Xi has to first fix the economy

October 25, 2022October 24, 2022 by Tony Walker

He needs to get it back on track despite the ascendancy of his hard-line faction backed by political allies

Categories Power Politics Tags Communist Party of China, Economic Challenges, News, Peking Opera, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Threats, The Conversation Leave a comment

Economic storm clouds are hovering over China

August 2, 2022August 1, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Lightning lockdowns, slumping business confidence and geopolitical turmoil highlight the challenges facing Beijing

Categories Domestic Risks Tags ChinaFactor, Communist Party of China, Economic Challenges, Nancy Pelosi, News, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Leave a comment

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