Jeremy Goldkorn worked in China for 20 years as an editor and entrepreneur. He is editor-in-chief of The China Project, and co-founder of the Sinica Podcast.
Rather than a specific GDP growth target, the government's economic goals amid the pandemic are simply to ensure that ordinary people do not suffer, that China’s poverty alleviation targets remain on track, and that the economy remains fundamentally sound.
The Two Sessions, China’s annual series of political meetings to approve and discuss new laws and give government work reports, kicked off today. The meetings...
Democratic legislation, the rule of law, freedom of speech, a liberal education system, and life as it has generally been known in the former British Colony are eroding rapidly under Beijing's encroachment.
“Large-scale, efficient testing has been proven to be a key to controlling the rampant spread of coronavirus in the global war against the pandemic,” reports...
Yesterday, our newsletter included a summary of a Reuters story titled “U.S. drafts rule to allow Huawei and U.S. firms to work together on 5G standards.”...
News lost among the noise of the last two weeks: On April 28, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a new set of rules restricting “exports...
The Hong Kong government and its masters in Beijing continue to move against pro-democracy leaders and anyone involved with the long-running protests of 2019. On...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is urging the country to return to normal as much as possible, but the road to recovery will be long.
As U.S. President Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden escalate their rhetoric about who is best suited to deal with Beijing, “Who’s ‘tough on...