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Beijing touts Xi’s success as party purges continue
Mass purges and sweeping anti-corruption efforts take center stage as Xi prepares to extend his rule
Oct 31
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China’s political agenda, economic growth, and trade tensions with the EU
The fifth plenum approaches as economic growth picks up to 4.5%, even as domestic headwinds persist and EU-China trade disputes escalate
Oct 24
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EU-China trade tensions deepen
Brussels seeks stronger defenses against Chinese imports as Beijing proposes new export restrictions on technologies ranging from AI and semiconductors…
Oct 17
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Europe seeks tougher China trade policy
Franco-German calls for stronger trade defenses set the tone for talks in Beijing, where the EU and China reached a “shared understanding” on hybrid…
Oct 10
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Trade wars, Trump-Xi, and the AI race
EU-China trade tensions, more on Trump’s summit with Xi, and the growing debate over slowing AI development
Oct 3
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September 2026
Trump-Xi summit: All pomp, little substance
The two leaders projected warmth and optimism, while leaving the hard issues unresolved
Sep 26
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AI takes center stage ahead of Trump-Xi summit
As Trump and Xi prepare to meet, calls for restraint collide with an intensifying U.S.-China technology rivalry
Sep 19
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Trump-Xi summit, EU-China tensions, and Beijing’s bank capital boost
Welcome back to What’s Happening in China, your weekly China brief.
Sep 12
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Xi’s diplomatic push before U.S. visit
From the SCO summit to Cairo, Xi Jinping promoted China’s vision of a multipolar world while tensions with Washington remain unresolved
Sep 5
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August 2026
The bumpy road to September
U.S. pressure on Beijing intensifies ahead of the Xi-Trump summit, even as both sides seek to preserve their fragile truce
Aug 29
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Another crack in the China-U.S. truce
Beijing announced new countermeasures against Washington while warning that further U.S. restrictions could provoke a stronger response
Aug 8
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China's Politburo stays the course
Beijing signaled policy continuity while offering no major stimulus, as tensions with Washington continue to test the fragile U.S.-China truce
Aug 1
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