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CHINA INSIGHTS

Chinese Cities Were Intentionally Flooded to Protect Beijing and Xi’s ‘Xiong’an New Area’

Early this August, China was hit by devastating floods driven by typhoons. The country has a complex network of reservoirs that authorities manipulated to manage the resulting flood waters. This
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China Plans 1.5 Trillion in Financing to Prop Up Debt-Swamped Local Governments

Beijing is planning a move to alleviate some of the pressure on debt-laden local governments involving 1.5 trillion yuan (about US$200 billion) in special financing to repay their loans, according
Data Shows Massive Decline in US-China Trade
Workers are seen on a crane above containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China January 13, 2022. (Image: Screenshot / REUTERS)
As China’s Finances Worsen, Thug-like Local Governments Impose a ‘Fines Economy’
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Unprecedented Flooding in China Leads to Resentment, Protests
Chasing Higher Interest Rates, Chinese Resort to ‘Special-forces’ Banking
Retired Chinese Doctor Recounts Live Organ Harvesting in Military Hospital: Exclusive Interview
China Staggers Under Huge Pandemic Losses
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One-Fifth of Chinese Submariners Suffer Psychological Problems: Study
A recent survey of Chinese submarine crews deployed to the South China Sea shows that 21 percent of the...
The Last Emperor of China and His Valuable Possessions
The Last Emperor was, for most moviegoers, an unforgettable cinematic experience. It encompasses Puyi...
US and China Reach ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal, but Implementation Is Up to Beijing
After a year and a half of escalations in the Sino-U.S. trade war, officials in Washington and Beijing...
Washington Needs to Be Ready for End of Communism in China, Says Leading Historian
The People’s Republic of China is headed toward a similar fate as the former Soviet Union, and the United...
China’s Official Growth Figures Are Impossible, Says Economist
The Chinese government on Oct. 18 released its third-quarter GDP growth statistics, claiming that the...
Chinese Netizens Arrested for Expressing Politically Incorrect Opinions About Communist ‘National Day
In the days following communist China's 70th-anniversary National Day on Oct. 1, authorities have detained...
Police in China Arrest the ‘Spiritually Japanese’
Several people have been recently jailed by the Chinese authorities for being “spiritually Japanese,”...
Scholars: Communism, Not China, Is the Enemy
A July 3 open letter addressed to President Donald Trump and Congress has fuelled public debate about...
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China 30 Years After the Tiananmen Protests
China’s 10-year experiment with political reforms came to a head in the early months of 1989, when thousands...