Beijing doubles down on security amid slowing economy
The Chinese Communist Party’s early response to China’s gloomy economic outlook was doubling down on regime security.
OUR RESEARCH

Politics Watch: The CCP Faces an Ideological Battle in Hong Kong
◎ Songs have the power to become strong rallying calls for protest movements.

Moment of Truth for Hong Kong — and For China
◎ The Hong Kong crisis has expanded into a campaign in the information warfare conducted by China against the West.

Risk Watch: The CCP is Preparing to Sacrifice Hong Kong’s Elites to Calm Hong Kong
◎ With the “villains” properly designated and the blame properly assigned, the CCP can next play the hero and punish the responsible parties.

Politics Watch: Why the Hong Kong Extradition Bill was Withdrawn and What it Means for the Future
◎ Carrie Lam has technically not made any concessions yet to the protesters.

Politics Watch: Why Xi is Warning of ‘Risks and Challenges,’ Wants ‘Struggle Spirit’ from CCP Cadres
◎ Xi is making things very hard for himself and the PRC by defaulting to Party orthodoxy.

Politics Watch: Fourth Plenum Timing and Agenda Confirm Political Crisis in China
◎ It is becoming increasingly clear that the Sino-U.S. trade agreement has placed the Xi leadership in a Catch-22 situation.

Politics Watch: Beijing’s Struggles with CCP Orthodoxy and Factional Fighting Bode Ill for Hong Kong and the Trade Deal
◎ The Hong Kong protesters and the CCP are on course for a disastrous collision.

China 2019 Outlook: Over 70% of Our Predictions Verified as of Q2
◎ As of Q2 2019, 41 of our 58 predictions (70.7 percent) have been verified.

Geopolitics Watch: The CCP ‘Advances to Retreat’ on Hong Kong
◎ The CCP’s goal of “advancing to retreat” is to calm things down in the city and focus its energies instead on other pressing matters, such as the Sino-U.S. trade war and the 2020 Taiwan presidential election.
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