With recent developments in AI, it’s worth revisiting our translation of Tsinghua University scholars’ assessments of where Washington and Beijing’s interests may converge in this space. Read more here:

Beijing has made leading-edge, highly efficient manufacturing capabilities a top policy priority. In this analysis, @triviumchina experts @kendraschaefer and @coryjcombs provide an in-depth overview of this emerging effort, dubbed “new industrialization.”

This piece, by the Minister of Industry and Information Technology, outlines the underlying logic of China’s “new industrialization” strategy, detailing steps Beijing will take as it endeavors to make supply chains more “independently controllable, safe, and reliable.”

Need a primer on how Beijing conceptualizes cross-Strait relations? Here, the former head of the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) expounds on the 20th Party Congress report, distilling China’s overarching strategy for “reunification” with Taiwan.

Need to catch up on what top Chinese scholars are writing about Taiwan? Our library features over 40 translations and analyses of Chinese perspectives on Taiwan. Check them out here:

Rapid AI development will inevitably disrupt labor markets. A Chinese Academy of Social Sciences economist explores the impacts of AI on employment and recommends measures for Beijing to manage the AI transition with minimal social disruption.

How does Beijing view the risks and challenges of AI and what does this mean for U.S.-China AI competition? @RebeccaArcesati and Rogier Creemers provide expert commentary on China’s views of cutting-edge technology by analyzing recent Chinese scholarship

Xi Jinping does not often express personal views in interviews, so it’s worth revisiting our translation of a 1993 interview with Xi that reveals his views of the qualities that leaders must possess to drive China’s modernization and prosperity.

According to official statistics, the Chinese Communist Party has over 99 million members. How does one become a CCP member? These guidelines outline the process that organizations must follow when cultivating new applicants, and the formal steps to gain Party membership.

How will China and the U.S. approach international development in the Trump 2.0 era? Our translation compares China’s emphasis on “South-South cooperation” to what some Chinese scholars call the West’s imposition of “political and economic conditions.”

Want to explore more analyses from top Chinese scholars on China’s trade strategy? Check out our collection of translated documents on topics from the Belt and Road Initiative to overcapacity to leveraging trade to enhance food security.

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Three Chinese economists urge Beijing to focus on domestic economic resilience amid Trump’s return. To effectively counter trade barriers, they recommend continuing “reform and opening up" and addressing key domestic issues such as sluggish consumption. Read more here:

Will Trump impose the extreme tariffs on China he threatened on the campaign trail, and how would China be impacted? Three Chinese trade experts give their takes and propose a host of countermeasures, from boosting domestic demand to helping Chinese companies go global.

An influential Chinese economist believes Trump 2.0 will bring a new wave of trade attacks on China, but he argues Beijing can weather such “open attacks” and even benefit from new trade dynamics. In his view, the key is to avoid reflexively countering each of Trump’s measures.

Prominent Chinese economist Guan Tao anticipates U.S.-China trade turbulence during Trump’s second term but believes Trump’s return is not the worst outcome for China, and Beijing can preemptively lay the groundwork to find “opportunities within crises.” Check it out here:

Two Chinese trade experts detail a technology-driven international trade model Beijing is promoting to reduce Western “monopolization” of high-tech manufacturing and argue this approach will lead to friction but ultimately help China solidify its manufacturing superpower status.

Two Chinese researchers argue U.S.-China high-tech manufacturing competition will inevitably cause increased trade frictions, but despite external trade pressures, Chinese technology and enterprises will be increasingly influential in global trade.

Will Trump’s return to the White House spark an explosive new chapter in the U.S.-China trade war? Our latest translations feature Chinese experts’ assessments of “Trump 2.0” approaches to trade and their proposals for Beijing’s countermeasures. Check out the documents here:

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