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China's Strategy of Industrial Abundance: an Imperial Banquet, not Molecular Gastronomy
"If a skilled chef already has all the ingredients—vegetables, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar—for preparing an imperial banquet, would he really…
Nov 20
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James Farquharson
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
10
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The EU's "Rare Earth Anxiety" According to Zhao Junjie
"The anxiety and helplessness the EU has displayed over the rare earth issue reveal the contradictions and dilemmas at the heart of its policy towards…
Nov 17
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Jacob Mardell
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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October Digest | Part 2 — The World as Viewed From China
US-China Relations | Global Order and International Development | Taiwan | Japan | Europe | Nationalism
Nov 7
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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James Farquharson
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October Digest | Part 1 — Economics, AI and Local Government
Economic Policy and the 15th Five-Year Plan | AI and Chips | Local Government and Hukou Reform | The Nobel Prize and Chinese Economics
Nov 5
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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James Farquharson
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October 2025
China’s AI Strategy: Encircling the Cities From the Countryside — by Di Dongsheng
"In the early stages of this competition, we should employ all available tools—state subsidies, financial support, diplomatic pressure—to encourage as…
Oct 31
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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Rebecca Arcesati, MERICS
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Why China's Rise Might Not Be Peaceful — by Prof. Jin Canrong (Part 2)
"History shows that the establishment of new institutions and norms is almost always accompanied by violent measures." - Jin Canrong
Oct 23
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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James Farquharson
, and
William A. Callahan
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Jin Canrong on the "Peace Disease" among China's Elite (Part 1)
"The common people endured repeated humiliation and hardship, while the literati, using the people’s resources to purchase peace, continued to regard…
Oct 21
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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James Farquharson
, and
William A. Callahan
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Sinicising AI: Zheng Yongnian on Building China’s Own Knowledge Systems
"China’s DeepSeek is a success but how it produces knowledge is no different from OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other models." - Zheng Yongnian
Oct 10
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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James Farquharson
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September 2025 Digest
China & The West | US Politics (Charlie Kirk) | Artificial Intelligence | Military Parade | Middle East | India | South China Sea | Russia | Resource…
Oct 3
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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James Farquharson
10
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September 2025
Yao Yang on China’s Leverage in the US Trade War (Part 3)
"My guess is that in the end it will come down to a licensing system. You want to import? Fine, we’ll give you a licence—but we’ll be watching you." …
Sep 30
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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James Farquharson
10
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Yao Yang on Avoiding a Japan-style "Two Lost Decades" (Part 2)
"I believe one reason scholars are so often looked down upon today is that many have lost their independence — they spend their time acting as…
Sep 28
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
and
James Farquharson
23
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Yao Yang on China's Era of "Correction" (Part 1)
"So, my prediction: when will this period of correction end? In 2037." - Yao Yang
Sep 26
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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Gerard DiPippo
, and
James Farquharson
28
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