25 Oct 2025
More recent developments
October 19, 2025
Podcast | Volatility and fragility: US and China seek path back to negotiating table
It’s been a frenetic and exhausting couple of weeks on the US-China front. After tensions heightened again last week – in the wake of China’s major expansion of export controls – the two sides continued to jockey, both privately and… Read More »
October 13, 2025
Video | What China wants: The new growth model
In 2021, China's housing market peaked, and with it the construction-led growth model that had driven the economy for two decades came to an end.In a previous video, we explained why Beijing hasn't taken this opportunity to pivot to consumption-led… Read More »
October 12, 2025
Podcast | Back on the escalatory spiral
Policymakers in Beijing wasted no time getting back into the swing of things after the week-long October holiday. On Wednesday, officials at the Ministry of Commerce unveiled sweeping updates to China’s export control regime – with new controls on rare… Read More »