What Trump’s Second Term Means for China
Xi and the CCP will almost certainly find their troubles compounded should Trump press ahead with his China agenda over the next four years.
OUR RESEARCH
Political Risk Watch: State Media Commentary Reveals Real Target of China’s Anti-Mafia Campaign
◎ Officials in the domestic security and legal apparatus are the “protective umbrellas” that Xi is aiming at with his anti-organized crime campaign.
Risk Watch: Why 21 Chinese Provinces Cut Growth Estimates in 2018
◎ Twenty-one provinces are projecting lower growth as compared to their real GDP growth for 2017.
Personnel Watch: What’s Next for Hunan Legislature Delegate Wang Qishan?
◎ Wang’s appointment to the Chinese legislature greatly raises the chances of his taking on a state job.
Risk Watch: China Fines 12 Banks Nearly $47 million for Fraud
◎ China’s financial and debt risks seriously threaten the political stability of the CCP regime.
Politics Watch: Decoding China’s Political Advisory Body Personnel Changes
◎ While CPPCC members have no actual power, the political advisory body is still one of the four leading governing branches in the Chinese regime.
Why China’s Vice Presidency is an Office to Watch
◎ The vice presidency has emerged as a focal point in an intense factional struggle (neidou) in the upper echelons of the Chinese Communist Party.
Wang Qishan’s Second Act: US-China Relations
◎ Xi Jinping could bring back trusted ally and seasoned troubleshooter Wang Qishan ahead of schedule to help even the odds.
Political Risk Watch: Decoding China’s Latest Anti-Organized Crime Campaign
◎ The new anti-organized crime campaign is likely aimed at sending a strong political signal and not merely addressing a common societal problem as in the earlier campaign.
Risk Watch: China’s Law and Security Apparatus Calls for ‘Vigorous’ Financial Risk Prevention
◎ The Xi administration considers financial affairs and risks to be a matter of national security.
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