Policy Decoder

China's mainstream media are closely following the upcoming high-level China-U.S. economic and trade dialogue to be held in Switzerland, with several official outlets publishing commentary articles in recent days.  The Chinese mainstream media exhibit a cautious stance regarding the upcoming China-U.S. talks. The commentaries published by

By Ryan Yeh In recent days, amid expectations of a new round of high-level economic and trade talks between China and the U.S., the two sides have engaged in subtle interactions in public discourse.  On May 8, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States delivered a

In 2015, China set out to achieve global leadership within a decade in 10 key industrial sectors. The result was outstanding in cases such as electric vehicles (EVs), robotization, solar panels, shipbuilding and high-speed trains. In the context of the current trade war, China's great challenge is to

By Ryan Yeh An increasing number of disclosures from U.S. government officials and leading scholars indicate that Trump gravely misjudged China. The president believed that by imposing sufficiently high tariffs – given China’s large trade surplus with the U.S.—it would quickly capitulate. At that point, the U.

By Ryan Yeh In recent days, the U.S. government has indiscriminately wielded tariff measures, imposing "reciprocal tariffs" on its global trading partners, including China. The coercion severely violates China’s legitimate rights, breaches World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, undermines the multilateral trading system, and destabilizes the global

Recently, in conversations with professors and students from Harvard Business School and the Harvard JFK School of Government, I found that many still view the “China dividend” through a lens shaped decades ago. Understandably, such outdated perceptions can no longer capture the full, complex reality of today’s China. So,

By Ryan Yeh For years, Western narratives about China's economy have often swung between extremes — "China threat" or "China collapse." This dichotomy usually stems from a fundamental disconnect: evaluating China's unique, long-term, people-centered economic model through the narrow lens of Western shareholder

By John Ross China would in all circumstances have increased its lead in economic growth over the U.S. in 2025. But the impact of Trump’s tariff announcements will slow the U.S. economy and therefore greatly increase China’s lead. This will have a significant impact internationally in

By Cai Tongjuan The trade war between China and the United States has escalated once again. Following Washington’s announcement of steep tariffs on Chinese goods, Beijing swiftly responded on April 4th, announcing a blanket 34% tariff on all imports from the United States. Simultaneously, China introduced export controls on