Yuzhe He

China needs healthy inflation, not simply higher prices, economist warns

Zhiheng Luo, Chief Economist at Yuekai Securities, said rising crude prices may lift China's inflation readings, but imported cost pressures are no…

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Roundup of population & fertility proposals at China's 2026 national "two sessions"

Beijing has made some efforts to boost births. But to many lawmakers and political advisers, the measures so far look still modest.

Mar 12 • Yuzhe HE

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Five-Year Plan: Why a market-oriented China still needs such a plan

In the early 1990s, as free-market optimism swept much of the West and the Soviet bloc collapsed, the World Bank examined eight high-performing Asian…

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February 2026

Slow trains in a fast country

Hard-seat travelers on China's Spring Festival rush

Feb 15 • Yuzhe HE

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Xu Yangsheng on how western & eastern philosophies shape AI development

Western philosophy focuses rationality & logic, while Eastern thought stresses wholeness & interconnection. The two shape different world models, and AI…

Feb 9 • Yuzhe HE

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Former planning officials on how to optimize China's local five-year plan

Dong Yu's policy advice on planning text, target, task, implementation and wording at primary-level China.

Feb 2 • Yuzhe HE

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January 2026

The 82-year-old teacher and her 300 strays in one viral essay

Traffic for good: A new model of philanthropy in the short-video era

Jan 26 • Yuzhe HE

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Escaping the "hard-working trap" to prioritize well-being: Lu Ming

Leading urban economist on why China's manufacturing dominance has become a liability, calling for a decisive shift to a service economy powered by…

Jan 20 • Yuzhe HE

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China needs cross-regional transfer payments to reconcile growth with clean air: policy brief

Environmental gains are a public good. The costs should be shared by all who benefit, not pushed onto the weakest groups.

Jan 15 • Yuzhe HE

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"The hierarchy of warmth": China's three-track subsidy system

In Shandong Province, heating subsidies pay officials $590 and the poor just $86.

Jan 12 • Yuzhe HE

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The "dirty power" debate: is China's electrification actually green?

A fact check of Mr. Robin Brooks' recent comments about China's green transition

Jan 8 • Yuzhe HE and David Fishman

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December 2025

Dialogue with Daniel Yergin: China-U.S. energy cooperation, divergence & future of AI

S&P Global's Vice Chairman tells China's top energy thinker why the U.S. transition is market-driven, not ideological, and identifies LNG as a path for…

Dec 25, 2025 • Yuzhe HE

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