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Lizzi C. Lee

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Xi Just Can’t Shake GDP Worship

Xi Just Can’t Shake GDP Worship

Ahead of this year’s Two Sessions, the weeklong meeting of China’s largely rubber-stamp parliament that started on March 4, President Xi Jinping...

18.03.2026 4

Foreign Policy

Lizzi C. Lee

Can Xi Jinping Make China Spend?

09.01.2026 9

Foreign Policy

Lizzi C. Lee

The China Model’s Fatal Flaw

Why Beijing Can’t Overcome Overcapacity

22.10.2025 10

Foreign Affairs

Lizzi C. Lee

The U.S. and China Have a Trust Problem

17.10.2025 5

Time

Lizzi C. Lee

Beijing’s Coded Editorials Reveal Big Economic Plans

15.10.2025 6

Foreign Policy

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China Can’t Unify Its Own Markets

19.08.2025 10

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China Has Picked Its New Model Entrepreneurs

31.07.2025 10

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Xi Jinping’s War on Dinner Is Hurting China’s Economy

25.07.2025 20

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Lizzi C. Lee

China’s Economic Officials Are Trying to Speak Like Human Beings

13.05.2025 6

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Lizzi C. Lee

A Viral App Is Exposing the Limits of Tariffs

24.04.2025 8

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The Art of Not Dealing: Inside China’s 3-Ring Strategy for a Prolonged Trade War

Beijing is executing a three-layered plan: shoring up its domestic front, tightening the screws on the U.S., and repositioning itself on the global...

15.04.2025 10

The Diplomat

Lizzi C. Lee

How China Should Handle Trump’s Tariffs

10.04.2025 6

Foreign Policy

Lizzi C. Lee

How China Should Handle Trump’s Tariffs

09.04.2025 10

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Lizzi C. Lee

Xi Is Courting Foreign CEOs—on the CCP’s Terms

04.04.2025 8

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Lizzi C. Lee

Hollywood Has a New China Problem

15.03.2025 10

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Lizzi C. Lee

Xi Jinping’s Seating Plans Signal Who Has Beijing’s Favor

06.03.2025 8

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Lizzi C. Lee

Jack Ma Is Back, but Beijing Is in Control

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma’s reappearance has sparked speculation about Beijing easing pressure on the private sector, but the real story runs...

20.02.2025 9

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Lizzi C. Lee

Mass Killings in China Are Testing the Limits of Control

04.02.2025 9

Foreign Policy

Lizzi C. Lee