Sinical China

Beijing Suggests Starmer Take “Grand View of History”

Implications of the unusual message extend beyond a simple reset of China-Britain ties

Feb 1 • Xu Zeyu and Tian Zijun

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January 2026

Is Trump About to "Abandon" Taiwan, Too?

Three historical junctures when Washington nearly walked away from Taiwan

Jan 22 • Zhai Xiang and Xu Zeyu

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Party's Flagship Publication Signals China's 2026 Property Reset

In its first issue of the new year, the Communist Party of China’s official publication Qiushi featured a commentary loaded with new assessments and…

Jan 12 • Tan Yixiao and Xu Zeyu

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Lamenting the Liberal Order That Never Was

Viewing the Venezuela extravaganza from a historical perspective

Jan 6 • Xu Zeyu

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December 2025

PLA's Drill Around Taiwan, Explained

On December 29, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) staged a Taiwan-encircling military exercise codenamed “Justice Mission 2025.” It was the…

Dec 30, 2025 • Xu Zeyu, Zhai Xiang, and Tan Yixiao

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China's Official Media Rebukes Han-Centric Historical Narratives

A viral online discouse blaming Qing Dynasty for China's contemporary woes prompts official excoriation

Dec 20, 2025 • Xu Zeyu and Tian Zijun

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Ryukyu Question: A Sovereignty Issue Deferred

As encounters between Chinese and Japanese military aircraft on the high seas near Okinawa emerged as the real-life reflection of the two countries…

Dec 13, 2025 • Zhai Xiang and Xu Zeyu

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The West Is Making Trade Political: Views From Lu Di

By accusing China of “making trade impossible”

Dec 12, 2025 • Tian Zijun, Jiang Jiang, and Xu Zeyu

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November 2025

Off the Plan: China’s Housing Paradigm Shift in New Five-Year Blueprint

Once the roaring driver of China’s meteoric economic rise, the property sector now stands at a defining turning point.

Nov 30, 2025 • Tan Yixiao and Xu Zeyu

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China on Warpath over Takaichi's Path to War

And Americans' silence is deafening

Nov 21, 2025 • Zhai Xiang, Wang Xiaopeng, and Xu Zeyu

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Takaichi's Taiwan Remarks in Perspective

Revisiting "four political documents" that underpin China-Japan relations

Nov 11, 2025 • Zhai Xiang and Xu Zeyu

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Wang Dong: "China and U.S. can't afford to fight against each other"

Podcast interview with geopolitical scholar Wang Dong from Peking University

Nov 3, 2025 • Tan Yixiao and Gao Shan

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