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The U.S.-China tariff failure of 2019
New research shows that in the first year of the U.S.-China trade war, the Trump administration’s tariffs and other actions elevated political risk for companies — but the American firms in China that were most exposed to tariffs were not more likely to exit the Chinese market, let alone repatriate to the U.S.
China’s great pirate, Zheng Zhilong, takes on the Dutch
In 1633, Zheng Zhilong, one of the Ming dynasty’s leading admirals, commanded a large pirate fleet. His ships were microcosms of globalism, manned by sailors from Africa to Japan. And in this newly interconnected world, he found himself up against a great foreign power: the Dutch.
Xi wants to reshape the economy, but are property taxes going too far?
One reason why apartments in Chinese cities are so expensive is that their owners pay no tax on them, which distorts the economy and creates a host of socio-economic problems. But fixing this problem might just be too difficult, even for Xi Jinping.
Chinese power sector reforms mean more coal now, less coal later
China needs to burn coal to end power shortages, but is the country’s ongoing electricity crisis all bad news for the climate? No, writes energy policy researcher David Fishman, because by using the crisis to implement fundamental price reforms for power markets, Beijing has actually disadvantaged coal in the future and taken a major step toward decarbonization.
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The end of China’s runaway growth
Decades of double-digit growth have produced five problems that Chinese leader Xi Jinping hopes to correct with his “New Development Concept.” Will it work?
The fall of the Evergrande boss
From ironworker to China’s richest man, Xu Jiayin personified the freewheeling, dealmaking China of former decades. But now he and his debt-ridden business empire must reckon with cooling growth, and a Chinese leader on a mission to root out decadence from society.
China’s Red New Deal: Tracking all the different crackdowns on companies going on right now
Updated October 5: SupChina's tracker of all of China's different crackdowns — now affecting 19 different industries or interest groups.
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The fight for Taiwan’s linguistic diversity
A recent spat in Taiwan’s legislature put a spotlight on the island’s “heritage languages.” But are proponents of linguistic diversity fighting for a lost cause?
Haus of Lily: Beijing Drag House
We sat down with Elizabeth Stride to talk about how drag culture has evolved in China.
Prada takes over a grocery store in Shanghai
A wet market in Shanghai is co-opted to help a luxury brand sell clothes. Has internet celebrity culture — China’s “wanghong” economy — gone too far?
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“The Silent Minority No More: Raising Awareness of Anti-AAPI Hate” A prelude
In 2021, AAPI Heritage Month brought historic levels of visibility. How do we keep the momentum going, once the headlines move on?
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One song under Heaven: A history of China’s national anthems
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