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Story of teens at a transgender clinic in Beijing
At the clinic, doctors call kids "visitors," rather than "patients."
 • Jinglin Gao and Jiang Jiang
Will China continue to grow? -- views from Weijian Shan
Impacts of U.S.-China trade war, China's technology progress, demographic issue, etc.
 • Yuzhe HE and Jiang Jiang
Decoding Chinese mainland's response to Taiwan election results
Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, commented on the Taiwan election results on Jan. 13
 • Jiang Jiang
The pause that powers a province: Shanxi’s midday shutdown
If you really hate someone, the ultimate punishment in Shanxi is calling them at 1:30 in the afternoon.
 • Jiang Jiang
Full text: 2024 New Year Address by President Xi Jinping
Happy new year!
 • Jiang Jiang
Guest Essay | Shatter the mirror
By Weijian Shan, Executive Chairman of PAG, a private equity firm, and the book author of Out of the Gobi, Money Games, and Money Machine
 • Jiang Jiang and Weijian Shan
China's economy in transition: Prof. Yao Yang discusses the road ahead and policy implications
GDP growth, policy consistency, real estate sector, local government debts, consumption, emerging technologies, financial sector, "Peak China" theory…
 • Jiang Jiang, Yuzhe HE, and Li Huiyan
41:48
Exclusive: Unpacking the complexities of the 1992 Consensus
The 1992 Consensus is the political foundation for the development of cross-Strait relations and the anchor for peace and stability across the Strait
 • Jiang Jiang and Liu Xinyi
Confucianism in China Today: Tradition meets geopolitics – with Daniel A. Bell
Ep. 16 - Reflections on Confucian traits in Shandong, family values, official morality, modernization in East Asia and cross-cultural exchange
 • Jiang Jiang and Yifei Shi
43:48
Full-text & highlights of government work report
China targets economic growth of around 5% in 2024
 • Jiang Jiang, Rosie Sun, and Yiting Zhang
Full-text China's plan to make Fujian a zone for integrated development with Taiwan
A full-text translation and some notes by GRR
 • Jiang Jiang, Giustino Jiao, Yuzhe HE, Li Huiyan, and Liu Xinyi
Yang Jiemian: The rise of the East and the decline of the West are of significance to historical advancement
Selections of 217th issue of China International Studies, a bimonthly journal established by CIIS under MOFA
 • Jiang Jiang and Yuzhe HE
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