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The Conversation
210 stories
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China struggles to break free from a wealth trap
The media hype surrounding President Xi’s ‘common prosperity’ policy is not about redistribution of wealth at all
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Grandpa Xi and China’s little red children
Images of the president as a ‘big friend’ is a gentler form of propaganda from Mao’s Cultural Revolution playbook
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China’s ‘leftover women’ flex their financial muscles
Single Chinese women are increasingly confident about their place in modern society
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China’s retail revolution is changing the way the world shops
Consumers across the planet can expect a range of ‘super apps’ to penetrate every part of their lives
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China’s untouchables may be out of reach for Xi
The CCP General Secretary does not have the degree of independent political authority enjoyed by Mao and Deng
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Calls mount to boycott China’s ‘Genocide Games’
Beijing 2022 is on track to be one of the most politically-charged global sporting events in history
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China’s crackdown is a warning sign to the West
Beijing’s intervention in the tech and finance sectors illustrate the clash of philosophies
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How China combined authoritarianism with capitalism
Unless the world’s democracies find a solution to socioeconomic problems, communism 2.0 will win hands down
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China’s high-tech spies that stay out in the cold
But Beijing is not alone in exporting ‘authoritarian technology’ in the form of digital surveillance systems
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Climate of distrust hovers over China and the United States
The superpowers could help supercharge progress at the COP26 summit if they work together
