Author Archives: Qingtian Zhou

News Comments, Reflections

Is China Playing Go?

The recent crackdown by Chinese authorities on their largely foreign-listed education and tech companies has caused much chaos among Western investors. As I hinted last year, the CCP leadership’s vision for China’s future appears to be a sophisticated version of high-tech big-data...
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China’s Anti-Monopoly Rules

The Financial Times reported that China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) recently published draft rules to prevent “monopoly behavior” on Internet platforms such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Meituan. Some observers are quick to point out that this move may...

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“Competent Pandemic Policy”

I cannot entirely agree with the take of some “China experts” on the so-called “competent pandemic policy.” Such a narrative precisely fits in with the CCP leadership’s wishes (正中下怀), but it is not logically sound. https://twitter.com/qingtianz/status/1292588543244742656 The main issue is...
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The Left Needs to Be Reminded

Re: Reuters reported that China’s foreign minister Wang Yi recently softened his tone on the U.S.-China relations. In his speech, Wang appeared to be “seeking common ground while reserving differences.” Wang claimed that the two countries should not attempt to...

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