RESEARCH
Continued Scrubbing of Political Work Dept Hints at Instability in the PLA
The People’s Liberation Army Daily (PLA Daily) recently published two articles that called for a purge of the “pernicious influence” of ex-Central Military Commission vice
Geopolitics Watch: In Canceling North Korea Summit, Trump Gets Two Birds With One Stone
On May 24, United States President Donald Trump scrapped a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. SinoInsider analyzed earlier that
Politics Watch: After Sino-US Trade Talks, China Announces Plans to Open Up Telecom, Financial, Legal Services
On May 23, Chinese premier Li Keqiang presided over a State Council executive meeting where the prioritizing of service imports to China was on the
Risk Watch: China Central Bank-backed Media Signals Severe Debt Crisis
China’s Financial News published an article on May 22 titled, “‘Breach of Contract’ Force Reshaping of Bond Market Rules,” that commented on the recent cover-up
Geopolitics Watch: Who Won the China-US Trade War?
China and the United States are split on which side has the upper hand in the wake of Sino-U.S. trade talks in Washington. Western media
Geopolitics Watch: With the Trade War ‘On Hold’, What’s Next for China, US?
Following the conclusion of recent trade discussions between China and the United States, leading negotiators from both countries have separately announced that the looming Sino-U.S.
Risk Watch: Rising Property Prices in Chinese Cities Expose Central-Local Policy Contradictions
On May 16, China’s National Bureau of Statistics released data on the changes in the sales price of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized
Geopolitics Watch: Why is North Korea Canceling South Korean Talks, Threatening Trump-Kim Summit?
On May 16, North Korean state media KCNA said that North Korea is suspending high-level talks with South Korea scheduled for the day in light
Politics Watch: Wang Qishan Gets New Foreign Affairs Role Amid Sino-US Trade Tensions
The Chinese Communist Party’s Foreign Affairs Commission held its first meeting on May 15. State media reported that Xi Jinping heads the new commission while
Geopolitics Watch: Reading Trump’s ZTE Tweet, Sino-US Trade, and North Korea
President Donald Trump’s May 13 tweet about working with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help ZTE find “a way to get back into business, fast”
Risk Watch: Has China’s 2018 Bond Default Tsunami Arrived?
With many Chinese bonds reaching maturity date this year and Sino-U.S. trade tensions persisting, a corporate debt crisis could be on the horizon in China.
The Deeper Implications of China’s Armed Police Reform
By Janet Liu and Larry Ong Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s power consolidation at the 19th Party Congress and the scrapping of presidential term limits at
Risk Watch: China Could Tighten Real Estate Control Policies
Mainland Chinese media reported that real estate speculators had been recently driving up property prices in China’s third-tier cities by two or three times. These
Geopolitics Watch: On Xi, Kim, Dalai Lama, North Korea, and the Sino-US Trade Talks
After trade discussions between China and the United States in Beijing concluded on May 4, several geopolitical developments have unfolded which further affirm our analysis
Politics Watch: Subtle Signals of Sino-US Trade Progress Surface
On May 7, Chinese financial magazine Caixin carried an interview with new People’s Bank of China president Yi Gang. Yi said that China would persevere