Yuzhe He

China's economy faces an overall cooling, not a K-shaped divergence, warns David Daokui LI

The professor of Tsinghua University said the real drag on Chinese economy is local debt caused by stalled growth drivers. He urges the central…

Jul 14 • Yuzhe HE

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Ten keywords to decode China's 2026-30 energy plan: research chief at national oil corp

Wind & solar power as "dual mainstay"; new power system; flexible regulation capacity; red line of energy security; AI+; unified national power market…

Jul 6 • Yuzhe HE

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June 2026

A Critique of the OECD MAGIC Database of Industrial Subsidies and Related Reports: Fan CUI

OECD's latest report says some Chinese industries receive excessive subsidies. A professor with Uni. of Int'l Business and Economics challenges its…

Jun 18 • Yuzhe HE

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Inside a state-owned newspaper: the work log of a clickbait "editor"

A local newspaper editor’s account of how platform metrics and administrative targets turned public communication into a race for clicks, and why…

Jun 10 • Yuzhe HE

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May 2026

China's forbidden campuses, and the business of getting in

China's closed campus gates have become a business opportunity: brokers charge to sneak visitors in, while one Peking University-affiliated institute…

May 29 • Yuzhe HE

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The Chinese stone Trump cited at Xi's banquet, and its little-known story

The Chinese inscription inside the Washington Monument praised Washington and America. Behind it was Xu Jishe, a Qing governor of Fujian Province whose…

May 18 • Yuzhe HE

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China's message before Trump's visit: cooperation, stability, and mutual respect

Through official and semi-official channels, China is calling for dialogue, mutual respect, and a more stable path for China-U.S. relations.

May 12 • Yuzhe HE

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China's "economic capillaries" are becoming more cautious, digital, female and solo

A six-year survey conducted by PKU and Ant Research offers a clear picture of the transformation that China's micro and small business operators are…

May 7 • Yuzhe HE

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While Beijing sleeps, they work

A short film shot in Beijing between midnight and 6 a.m., looking for the people who work through the night.

May 1 • Yuzhe HE

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April 2026

Liu Feng: observations and reflections on the draft of Financial Law of China

The draft still leaves too much blurred: the boundary between "administration" & "supervision," the link between regulation, adjudication, and…

Apr 23 • Yuzhe HE

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Chinese traders trapped in Hormuz

Adrift at sea, they lost GPS, faced soaring war-risk surcharges, missing clients, dwindling food and water, and an uncertain future. There is little…

Apr 8 • Yuzhe HE

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March 2026

China's anti-monopoly push is back, but more measured and systematic this time

A panoramic perspective and governance logic of "involutionary" competition in Chinese manufacturing sector, analyzed by Prof. Liu Shangxi, the…

Mar 30 • Yuzhe HE

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