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Diminishing Returns on Infrastructure Investment: The End of Chinas Growth Miracle

Workers carrying out maintenance on electricity towers which carry the power supply for China's high speed trains after snowfalls in recent days near Chuzhou, in eastern Anhui Province, China, on Jan. 31, 2018. AFP via Getty ImagesCommentaryChina’s infrastructure-driven growth model, once the engine of...
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CCP Fuels Massacre of Christians in Nigeria

Security personnel patrol the streets amid a surge in violence in Mangu, Plateau State, Nigeria, on Jan. 24, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from video. Reuters TV via ReutersCommentaryAs Fulani Islamist violence devastates Christian communities across Nigeria’s Middle Belt, Chinese mining interests, weapons flows,...
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EV Adoption Risks a China-Controlled Battery Crisis

ADA global battery shock could be worse than the oil crisis.Workers at a factory...
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The Petroyuan Myth: War Failed to Shake the Dollar

A Chinese bank employee counts 100-yuan notes and 100-U.S. dollar bills at a bank...
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The Iran War and the Impact of Expensive Oil on Chinas Economy

ADA man works in a filling station of Sinopec, China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation,...
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Trump Admin Backs Kazakhstan Rare-Earth Deal to Break Chinas Grip

Thinking About ChinaOpinionThe United States moves to secure rare-earth supplies and cut China out...
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China Claims Currency Victory in Zambia, but Yuan Internationalization Remains a Myth

Zambia’s limited use of the yuan highlights the myth of de-dollarization.A Chinese bank employee...
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Made in China 2025 Fails Advanced Manufacturing

A worker producing photovoltaic (PV) modules for solar panels in a factory in Suqian,...
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China’s Yuan Stablecoin: Just Another Tool of Digital Control

CommentaryChina’s push for a yuan-backed stablecoin is less about innovation or global finance and...
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China’s Conflicting Monetary Policies

Beijing’s ambition to position the yuan as a powerful currency in global trade is facing...
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The CCP Is Crushing China’s Industrial Output

CommentaryChina’s economy is suffering from hidden debt, industrial overcapacity, and a renewed expansion of...
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US–China Trade War Fuels India’s Rise as Top Smartphone Exporter to US

AD8/6/2025|Updated: 8/9/2025CommentaryIndia has overtaken China as the leading smartphone exporter to the United States,...
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How Trump’s Tariff Strategy Is Reclaiming US Industry From China

CommentaryAs part of the Trump administration’s trade war with the CCP, some Chinese imports now...
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China’s Anti-Sanctions Shield: Defending Trade or Deepening Economic Woes?

CommentaryChinese leader Xi Jinping is altering domestic laws and reinforcing state control to counter...
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Xi Jinping Tightens Loyalty Screen as CCP Prepares for Its 21St National Congress: Insiders

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USIran Talks Scheduled in Switzerland for June 21, Says Mediator Pakistan

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Chinas State Firms Dump Renewable Energy Assets as Industry Overcapacity Deepens

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