China Outlook 2026: Xi to Focus on Domestic Stability Amid External Volatility
Our China 2026 outlook contains 28 predictions covering eight categories.
Geopolitics

Why the CCP Is Pushing the Hong Kong Law Now and How the World Should Respond
◎ The international community must join the U.S. in condemning the PRC for pushing to implement national security legislation in Hong Kong.

Geopolitics Watch: The CCP’s Coronavirus ‘War of Words’ is Prelude to a ‘Waterloo Moment’
◎ The CCP’s recent “war of words” with the U.S. and other countries is the natural outcome of its political culture and a reaction to issues that the communist regime finds most troubling to deal with.

Risk Watch: The CCP Could be Playing the North Korea Card with Kim Jong Un’s Disappearance
◎ The following analysis was first published in the April 30 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.

Geopolitics Watch: Why the CCP is Provoking America with Coronavirus Disinformation
◎ The CCP is now aggressively distracting, “brainwashing,” and “strong-arming” the Chinese people and the world into “forgetting” that it caused the coronavirus pandemic, to instead show “gratitude” to the PRC for “saving” them.

Geopolitics Watch: Why China is Not a Coronavirus ‘Safe Haven’
◎ The following analysis was first published in the March 5 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.

Geopolitics Watch: How the CCP Could Turn a Coronavirus Pandemic to its Advantage
◎ The following analysis was first published in the Feb. 27 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.

Geopolitics Watch: The CCP Begins to Play the ‘Racism’ Card as the US Moves to Curb Beijing’s Propaganda
◎ We believe that the CCP will continue to play the “racism” card and could even expand its rhetoric to include direct attacks against the Trump administration.

Emergency Warning: The CCP’s Response to the Wuhan Virus Foreshadows a Global Crisis
◎ We believe that there is now a serious epidemic in Wuhan and the beginnings of a humanitarian crisis in mainland China.

Geopolitics Watch: The CCP Downplays ‘Phase One’ Deal in Party-linked Media Before the Signing
◎ Articles by Taoran have to be scrutinized for what is not said as much as what is said to gain actual insights into what Beijing might or might not be thinking.
