Reactions to Iran war; US-China; Two Sessions; DeepSeek and Qwen One of the highlights of the upcoming National People’s Congress annual sessions will be the 2026 GDP growth target in Premier Li’s government work report. What do you think it will be? Toda... See more
Reactions to the US-Israel attack on Iran; Prepping for the Two Sessions; Science and technology insurance This was supposed to be a fairly quiet week heading into the “Two Sessions”, with the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) ope... See more
NPC countdown; More PLA officers out; US-China; DeepSeek; Xi Thought on Diplomacy
Today’s top items:
1. 2026 GDP Target - We will learn the target at the upcoming NPC meeting that starts next Thursday. All signs are it will be set again at “around 5%” or ... See more
German Chancellor Merz in Beijing; Shanghai relaxes housing purchase restrictions; PLA purges; Cyberspace; US-China Today’s top items: 1. Merz meets Xi - The Chancellor met with Xi and Premier Li. From the public statements it seems clear he made no headw... See more
Ratcheting up the economic coercion on Japan; Mixed holiday economic data; Germany's Merz arrives in Beijing; US-China; AI; Political education campaign ahead of 15th Five-Year Plan Welcome to the Year of the Horse. It is the Bingwu Year of the Fire Horse... See more
