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How the New Left won the battle of ideas for 21st-century China Their revisionism challenges the neoliberal perspective which treats Maoist command economics and Deng-era capitalist reforms as diametrically opposed We are all used to Western assessments of Deng Xiaoping. You may

China to head off AI-fuelled inequality by lifting salaries, narrowing pay gap Five-year blueprint targets middle-income-group expansion, vocational training and collective wage bargaining to insulate workforce from income inequality China has made income growth and the reform of

Shein receives approval for Hong Kong IPO from Chinese regulators Beijing clears the online retail giant to seek an initial public offering in Hong Kong, after its plans to float in London and New York hit a dead end Online retail giant Shein Global Holdings has secured approval

Top Chinese political journal calls for ‘patient capital’ amid AI investment frenzy Communist Party journal runs three consecutive commentaries encouraging long-term perspective in funding for technological innovation The top theoretical journal of China’s ruling Communist Party

China fines 4 internet celebrities US$1.9m over tax evasion involving e-commerce sales In some cases, popular live-streamers with online stores and millions of fans paid taxes as low as a few hundred yuan, authorities say Chinese authorities have fined four internet celebrities 1

China issues temporary ban on helium exports as Iran war weighs on chip supply chain The ban on shipments of the gas, a crucial raw material in semiconductors and other sectors, comes as Middle East conflict strains global supplies China has imposed a temporary ban on exports of

Beijing’s evolving carbon road map balances climate targets and energy security State Council’s new plan prioritises nuclear and renewable growth to balance surging AI power demand, with climate pledges and aims to overhaul industrial sectors Beijing has signalled unyielding conv

Trade frictions spread as EU launches anti-dumping probe into imports of Chinese ducks Five European duck producers allege that Chinese counterparts exporting Pekin ducks benefit from state subsidies, cheap feed and other policy support Trade frictions between China and the Europ

China restricts low-altitude aviation near Beijing after building strike: analyst Additional screenings now required for pilots to access parts of the capital, affecting mountain tours and Great Wall flights, industry insider says The regulatory move affected crewed aircraft near