Almost a year has passed since China has re-emerged out of its zero-COVID isolation and reopened its doors to the world. One of the many reasons leading to this hasty turnaround in policy was rumored to be the state of the Chinese economy, which had suffered from the pandemic restrictions imposed upon the country. Once … Read more
Advertisement On September 7, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. Titled “Work Together to Build the Silk Road Economic Belt,” the address evoked the history of the ancient Silk Road, which Xi traced back to a Chinese envoy in the 2nd century BC. The speech, as befitted … Read more
Advertisement China’s recent unveiling of a 24-point policy framework – formally, the “Opinions of the State Council on Further Optimizing the Foreign Investment Environment and Enhancing Attraction of Foreign Investment” – seems designed to counter the prevailing sense of skepticism among international businesses in China. After enduring three years of stringent zero-COVID measures that have … Read more
Advertisement China’s chief foreign intelligence agency raided the offices of business consulting firm Capvision in Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreign businesses that provide sensitive economic data. Foreign companies operating in China have come under increasing pressure, driven primarily by national security considerations, as Xi Jinping’s government tightens … Read more