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To sidestep risk and succeed in China, businesses and policymakers need to get macro and geopolitical trends right. In 2018, SinoInsider correctly analyzed and anticipated
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Imagine the risks you could avoid or the opportunities you could uncover from knowing that a Sino-U.S. trade war is “unavoidable” six months before tariffs
Geopolitics Watch: Why Trump Cited National Security as a Reason to Intervene in the Huawei Case
Summary: Most commentary on Trump raising the possibility of intervening in the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is focused on the trade aspect. We
Politics Watch: Xi’s Delivery of Trade Commitments Hinges on the CCP Factional Struggle
Summary: Xi Jinping “crossed the Rubicon” by backtracking from tough official rhetoric and making personal commitments to President Donald Trump in Argentina. To deliver on
Influence Watch: The CCP is Hijacking the Discourse on Chinese Influence
Summary The CCP is using the Red Matrix, United Front work, and other types of influence operations to “seize discourse power” on the topic of
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Summary: Recently released official data shows that China’s economy performed poorly across the board in October. Several key indicators hit new lows and fell below
Geopolitics Watch: The CCP Turns to the Red Matrix in Full Court Press Against Trump
Summary: The CCP is turning to its Red Matrix as part of a “full court press” against President Donald Trump before the G20 in Argentina.
Geopolitics Watch: Trump-Xi Meeting at G20 Won’t Curb US Pressure
Summary: Xi Jinping and Donald Trump likely find it to be in their interest to hold a summit at the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires.
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Summary We wrote in August that the CCP could be gambling that the U.S. midterm election results allow it to “avoid a consequential clash with
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By Don Tse and Larry Ong Summary Chinese Communist Party has long carried out influence operations to survive and dominate. Decades of CCP influence activity
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The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee announced the expulsion of former generals Fang Fenghui and Zhang Yang from the Party on Oct. 16. Both generals,
Politics Watch: Meng Hongwei Purge Hints at ‘Soft Coup’ Against Xi
Updated on 12/3/2018 The sudden vanishing and investigation of Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has called renewed attention to the Chinese Communist Party’s pernicious behavior, human
Geopolitics Watch: On Correctly Predicting Trends in China-US Relations
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Geopolitics Watch: How the CCP Can Interfere in US Elections
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