Yuzhe He

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A practical guide to identify a Chinese official's rank
Prof. Nie huihua's elaboration on the political logic of Chinese official ranks
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Slow trains in a fast country
Hard-seat travelers on China's Spring Festival rush
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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
 • Yuzhe HE and David Fishman
The governance logic of primary-level China (book excerpt)
The new book of Nie Huihua with Renmin University of China on primary-level China governance
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Local governments key to China's macro stimulus policy effectiveness
Prof. Yang Ruilong of Renmin University of China: Local governments' shrinking investment, expenditure & growth-driving capacities call for reform to…
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The "Peak China" narrative is logically flawed
On George Magnus's recent column in the Guardian
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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…
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Former advisor to China's central bank calls for more govt investment
Yu Yongding stands by expansionary fiscal stance, argues investment -- not consumption -- is the true long-term engine of the economy
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From liquor to lithium: how China built a battery hub from scratch
Inside the making of the world’s largest single power-battery industrial base: A story of how govt determination in courting talent & capital turned a…
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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…
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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…
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Overcapacity in China: What top economists are publicly advising Beijing
from David Daokui LI, Zhiheng LUO, Chuan TAO
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