By Mei-Ling Chen
Shanghai-based correspondent covering Chinese politics, economy, cross-Strait relations and the Party apparatus.
Zhu Rongji: The Reformer Who Shaped Modern China's Economy
Zhu Rongji, China's former premier and architect of WTO entry, died at 97. His legacy of financial reform and currency convertibility remain
China's anti-deflation push stalls as consumer prices cool again
China's consumer prices rose just 0.5% in July, the slowest in six months, as deflationary pressures persist. Producer price gains also ease
Middle East partnerships are hedging, not realignment
Middle Eastern states are signing deals with multiple powers as insurance, not ideology. Washington misreads this hedging as alignment. The
China's new law extends its reach to punish diaspora critics abroad
China's new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress includes a provision asserting jurisdiction over overseas critics. The vague offense
Trump's Gaza Board of Peace Reverses Disarmament Deal Under Israeli Pressure
The Gaza Board of Peace has backtracked on its disarmament deal with Hamas, now insisting on full disarmament before Israeli withdrawal. Thi
Xi's call to overseas Chinese shifts focus to reunification
At a rare CPPCC session on overseas Chinese affairs, Xi Jinping asked the diaspora to back national reunification. The wording marks a depar
China tightens exit rules to shield rare earth and battery tech
China will enforce stricter exit-entry rules from September 15 to prevent engineers from leaking export-controlled know-how. The regulation
China's physical AI push: beyond the singularity debate
While the West fixates on a software-driven Singularity, China is integrating AI into physical infrastructure—factories, transport, and urba
Why America's China Panic Is Misplaced
China's industrial might and military expansion are daunting, but its economy is fragile, its society repressed, and its demographics dire.
China's DUV lithography still four generations behind ASML
China is reportedly mass-producing immersion DUV lithography machines, but they remain roughly four generations behind ASML's technology. Th
Xi Jinping's path to unchallenged power and the risks ahead
President Xi Jinping is set to extend his rule for a fourth term at the 2027 CPC Congress, with a younger Politburo loyal to him. He has pur
Trump to host Xi in September as US fears losing AI race to China
US President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on September 24 for talks focused on frontier AI regulation a