Stricter enforcement boosts compliance but leaves unresolved who pays, how much, and whether to embrace more market‑driven investing| Inside China
Chinese readouts signal a cautious thaw—can the momentum endure?| Inside China
How Chinese leaders made up their minds on economic system transition| Inside China
What Museums in Japan, China, and America Taught Me About the Psychology of War Memory| www.fredgao.com
Leading Demographer Warns Current Subsidies Too Small, Proposes Multi-Trillion Yuan Fertility Support Program as Essential Infrastructure for National Competitiveness| Inside China
Fourth Plenum to be held this October; Anti-Involution; Beijing shifts focus from tariff battles to domestic reforms| Inside China
Chief Economist of BoC International Xu Gao argues China Should Increase Debt and Government Spending, Not Deleverage, to Boost Insufficient Domestic Demand| www.fredgao.com
Workforce Transitions Without Mass Layoffs in the Age of Industrial Automation| Inside China
No "Shantytown Renovation 2.0" in Sight as Beijing Prioritizes "Connotative Development" Over Expansion| Inside China
Why More Chinese Students Are Choosing to Return Home After Studying in America| Inside China
On July 8, Ukraine said it detained a Chinese father and son who were suspected of spying on Ukraine’s Neptune anti-ship missile programme.| Inside China
Four former foreign ministers and China's former US ambassador deliver critiques of weaponized security logic at Tsinghua's World Peace Forum| www.fredgao.com
Latest economic meeting chaired by Xi suggests Beijing is serious about ending the price wars destroying Chinese industries| Inside China
I need to apologize again for refocusing on US politics instead of Chinese affairs (perhaps I should rename this newsletter), but I think Professor Diao’s latest piece is worth sharing.| Inside China
Zha Daojiong traces China's long-standing interest in the "Global South"| Inside China
Former Deputy Secretary-General of China's State Council on Market Exit Systems, "Involution," and Navigating Global Competition| www.fredgao.com
On May.23, The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced the commencement of a two-day military drill surrounding the island of Taiwan, scheduled from Thursday to Friday.| www.fredgao.com
Treaty of PERMANENT Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation — Full Transcript| Inside China
Influential Chinese policy advisor questions effectiveness of consumer subsidies, pushes for renewed infrastructure stimulus| Inside China
The new pattern of "Pause-Call-Restart-Another Deadlock" in China-US negotiations| Inside China
Li Yaqi from Shanghai Institute of American Studies Analyzes Trump 2.0's Indo-Pacific Strategy Through Hegseth's Shangri-La Dialogue Speech| Inside China
What’s been said during this two-hour-long press release| www.fredgao.com