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JONATHAN A. CZIN is the Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies and a Fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution. He is a former member of the Senior Analytic Service at the CIA and was Director for China at the National Security Council from 2021 until 2023.
Let’s take a look at some of the most significant stories that broke over the weekend, including the latest on China’s economy, the S&P 500 earnings, and the impact of stablecoins on the U.S. dollar.
President Xi Jinping relies on legions of local officials to govern China’s 1.4 billion people. A rare protest over the brutal attack of a schoolgirl has inflamed concerns over their credibility.
A newly published speech reiterates the president’s pledge to support China’s private companies as a recent survey shows many face challenges.
China's top leadership has recently pledged to curb "involutionary" competition amid intense price wars in the country.
According to the SIPRI database, some of Pakistan’s major orders in the last five years include the country’s first spy ship, Rizwan; more than 600 VT-4 battle tanks and 36 J-10CE 4.5-generation fighter jets. China sent the first batch of multi-purpose J-10CE fighter jets to the Pakistani Air Force in 2022.
Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang, on Sunday, August 17, 2025, extended their congratulations to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on the occasion of Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day.
Beijing: At the heart of why consumers in China save so much and spend so little, and why Xi Jinping will struggle to change that behaviour even if they want to, lies the country's stock market.
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