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More recent developments
April 15, 2026
Xi Jinping meets with Vietnamese leader in Beijing
Beijing and Hanoi are pulling closer together. On April 15, Xi Jinping held talks with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm in Beijing. It is Lâm’s first trip abroad since reassuming the presidency on April 7. Xi… Read More »
April 15, 2026
China’s spy chief lays out threat landscape
China's spy chief sees risks from across the spectrum. On April 15, Minister of State Security Chen Yixin published a lengthy editorial in Qiushi, the Party's top theory journal. Chen identifies six categories of threat confronting China (Qiushi): Foreign-backed subversion… Read More »
April 15, 2026
State Council overhauls drug pricing mechanism
Pharmaceutical companies will be able to charge more for innovative drugs. On April 14, the State Council released a framework to reform how drug prices are set across China's healthcare system. Some context: Between 2018 and 2022, government-led volume-based procurement… Read More »