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Beijing pledges support for economy, rejects U.S. tariff claims As Trump talks deals, Beijing insists the U.S. stop "creating confusion" Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/beijing-pl... #China

Xi goes on charm offensive in Southeast Asia Amid an escalating trade war with the US, Beijing reaffirms its message of free trade and opposition to protectionism Check out the most recent edition of What's Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/xi-goes-on...

Shanghai issues “negative list” to doctors of online behaviours to avoid, amid transparency concerns, by @flynnmurphy.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Forget tariffs — Beijing is already choking off US exports on the sly politi.co/3G7S0L3 via @politico.com

Beijing retaliates against Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/trump-libe... #China

Beijing retaliates against Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/trump-libe... #China

Understanding China’s military: A Q&A with new Brookings expert John Culver www.brookings.edu/articles/und...

How Trump’s trade war will break global medicine supply chains www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Beijing goes on charm offensive Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/china-glob... #China

Beijing goes on charm offensive Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/china-glob... #China

How China and Indonesia’s coal provinces can learn from each other dialogue.earth/en/energy/ho...

US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch apnews.com/article/sout...

PRC's plan to boost domestic consumption Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/prc-plan-t... #China

PRC's plan to boost domestic consumption Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/prc-plan-t... #China

"This plan to boost consumption demonstrates that Xi wants Chinese workers to work hard and play hard, but he still wants to dictate how they do that and use policy to guide consumption to favored areas." @marygao1969.bsky.social

PRC: U.S. should be grateful, as EU says Beijing is 'laughing' at trade wars Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/beijing-la... #China

How to Respond to Repression, by @rorytruex.bsky.social rorytruex.substack.com/p/how-to-res...

Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

PRC: U.S. should be grateful, as EU says Beijing is 'laughing' at trade wars Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/beijing-la... #China

Exposing China’s Legal Preparations for a Taiwan Invasion @warontherocks.bsky.social warontherocks.com/2025/03/expo...

PRC targets 5% growth despite trade war with U.S. Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/prc-sets-g... #China

PRC targets 5% growth despite trade war with U.S. Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/prc-sets-g... #China

PRC and Russia reaffirm ties as Trump and Zelenskyy clash Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/prc-and-ru... #China

PRC and Russia reaffirm ties as Trump and Zelenskyy clash Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/prc-and-ru... #China

This is a great record. If you’re into indie folk + improvisational music, you should check it out. 田野之花 by 穆静 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Xi courts private sector Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/xi-courts-... #China

Xi courts private sector Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/xi-courts-... #China

A delivery worker outside a water station in Beijing, one of many distribution points for huge barrels of drinking water. Photo by: substack.com/@whatshappen... #China #Beijing #hutong

Wang Yi in Munich: PRC seeks stability, calls for inclusive Ukraine peace talks, warns U.S. Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/wang-yi-in... #China

Wang Yi in Munich: PRC seeks stability, calls for inclusive Ukraine peace talks, warns U.S. Check out the most recent edition of What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/wang-yi-in... #China

An old building in Xizhou, a historic town north of Dali Old Town in Yunnan. Photo by: substack.com/@whatshappen...

PRC seeks EU cooperation while hitting back at U.S. tariffs Check out the most recent edition of What's Happening in China, your weekly update on the latest news and developments from the country. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/prc-seeks-... #China

Trump slaps 10% tariffs on PRC imports Check out the most recent edition of What's Happening in China, your weekly update on the latest news and developments from the country. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/trump-slap... #China

Trump slaps 10% tariffs on PRC imports Check out the most recent edition of What's Happening in China, your weekly update on the latest news and developments from the country. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/trump-slap... #China

At EU trade chief Sefcovic EP hearing today he said the EU was comparing notes with other deficit countries, naming Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea. Joint retaliation would be fascinating, probably more effective, and sure to enrage Trump.

Snow-covered Guozijian Street, home to China’s ancient Imperial College, in Beijing. Photo by substack.com/@whatshappen...

How can free societies "remain vigilant against the real risk of transnational repression without exaggerating that risk or allowing it to obscure home-grown problems that can be equally serious?" asks Aaron Glasserman: www.chinafile.com/re...

Very interesting WSJ article on crypto trading in China. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

Rubio, Wang Yi discuss U.S.-China ties Check out the most recent edition of What's Happening in China, your weekly update on the latest news and developments from the country. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/rubio-wang... #China

Children playing in one of Beijing’s historic hutongs. Photo by substack.com/@whatshappen...

The Great Migrations – As U.S. TikTok users move to Xiaohongshu, Chinese head home for Lunar New Year Check out the most recent edition of What's Happening in China, your weekly update on the latest news and developments from the country. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/tiktok-ban...

The Great Migrations – As U.S. TikTok users move to Xiaohongshu, Chinese head home for Lunar New Year Check out the most recent edition of What's Happening in China, your weekly update on the latest news and developments from the country. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/tiktok-ban...

What China Read in 2024 @chinabooksreview.bsky.social chinabooksreview.com/2025/01/14/w...

U.S. Ambassador Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’ www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...

Amb. Burns Reflects from Beijing by @jordanschneider.bsky.social www.chinatalk.media/p/amb-burns-...

Xi says corruption 'biggest threat' to Communist Party, anti-graft probes expanded Check out the latest edition of What's Happening in China, your weekly update on the latest news and developments from the country. www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/chinese-ha...

Open Source and Our Crises of National Understanding, by Peter Mattis jamestown.org/program/open...

Abetting competition, restraining Beijing: Recommendations for diplomacy toward China www.brookings.edu/articles/abe... @brookings.edu

TikToker’s Trip to China: The Influencer or the Influenced? chinaobservers.eu/tiktokers-tr... via @chinaobservers.bsky.social

Xi urges confidence in economy as premier calls for strong start to 2025 www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/xi-urges-c...