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Here’s what to read to understand the evolving situation in the city right now
China is waging a war online as it competes with a sophisticated messaging machine
Answer: much that was already plain to see
Communist party leadership focuses on domestic policy, not trade war or decoupling
A sense of national humiliation is unnecessary and even dangerous
Police warn people for ‘liking’ posts that insult leaders or even opening an account
President’s ambitions rely on avoiding ‘middle-income trap’ and placating a more demanding populace
Symbolic trial comes 2 months before sensitive 30-year anniversary
Law professor made public statements blaming administration for problems facing China
Order to cut budgets by 5% and government restructuring fuel civil service angst
The political leadership in Beijing exerts little control over market forces
Beijing will want to keep control of several sensitive anniversaries to be marked in 2019
World’s second-largest economy shows similar signs of overreach as Japan and the USSR
Huawei should be kept out of UK’s 5G to protect national security
Chairman is reminded that however big he is, the Communists are bigger
Communist party keen to control business news as growth slows and discontent simmers
The Communist party’s 4th plenary meeting seems shrouded in mystery
View of provincial leader Xi Zhongxun revised after his son became Chinese president
Beijing demands internal Communist party committees for higher education projects
Dispute over vitamin C exports shows why the conflict will not end soon
More than 200 Chinese-language publications reprint content from state media. The Communist party believes the coverage helps mute opposition from the diaspora
British academic ejected from board after writing essay critical of Communist party
A look beyond the propaganda will show that the system is no model for the world
Communist party’s grip on economic levers gives Chinese leader advantage over Trump
