In the article "Xi Jinping Says He Is Preparing China for War," Matthew Pottinger & John Pomfret explored their perceived latest escalation from #Beijing regarding #Taiwan. The article, regrettably, contains a few issues that warrant further scrutiny gingerriver.com/p/discussing-a…
@ForeignAffairs Firstly, the article presents previously known facts and statements as new, which inadvertently fuels an exaggerated sense of panic over the Taiwan situation.
This is particularly noteworthy because the article is centered on, in its own words, "something has changed in Beijing" very recently. To ensure a balanced discourse, it is essential to distinguish between past developments and recent events, lest they become conflated.
Additionally, the article occasionally presents claims that, while framed as factual, lack a solid foundation. To maintain credibility and foster constructive dialogue, it is crucial that all assertions be grounded in evidence and supported by reliable sources.
Lastly, some aspects of the article exhibit a one-sided interpretation, potentially overshadowing more nuanced explanations.
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#China's overall economic performance in Q1 was better than expected, but there is a structural discrepancy between supply & demand. -- Professor Liu Yuanchun gingerriver.com/p/prof-liu-yua…
"This further underscores the need to expand domestic demand and implement front-loaded policies, so that China's economy can swiftly transition from the first stage of post-epidemic recovery, which involves the normalization of social order and monetary transactions,
to the second stage, which focuses on profit and balance sheet repair...At this critical juncture, it is crucial to increase financial support, particularly through subsidies for small and medium-sized enterprises, rather than solely relying on tax and fee reduction."
Based on the 2022 province #GDP numbers, today's piece offers a window into how several aspects of #China's #economic development have performed over the previous year, which could provide them an advantage in the post-#pandemic recovery. 🧵(1/12): gingerriver.com/p/top-dogs-rat…
1) South China’s Guangdong Province and east China’s Jiangsu Province still led the way, remaining as the only two major economic powerhouses with their gross domestic product (GDP) exceeding 10 trillion yuan (about 1.47 trillion U.S. dollars). (2/12)
Guangdong has ranked first for 34 consecutive years, while Jiangsu has come second for 30 years in a row. (3/12)
#Chinese President #XiJinping on Tuesday stressed the importance of correctly understanding and vigorously advancing 中国式现代化 Chinese modernization. 🧵1/9
Xi said Chinese modernization is a new model for human advancement, and it dispels the myth that "modernization is equal to Westernization," presents another picture of modernization, 2/9
expands the channels for developing countries to achieve modernization, and provides a Chinese solution to aid the exploration of a better social system for humanity. 3/9
#China will provide emergency aid to #earthquake-struck #Türkiye & #Syria, with a first batch of aid worth 40 mln yuan ($5.9 mln) to Türkiye & relief supplies to Syria, an official from the State Council's int'l aid agency said on Tuesday.
China's #RedCross has given each of Türkiye & Syria $200,000 in aid, said Deng Boqing, deputy head of the China International Development Cooperation Agency. (official website: cidca.gov.cn/2023-02/07/c_1…)
More than 4,000 people were killed and tens of thousands injured after strong earthquakes jolted parts of Türkiye and neighboring Syria early Monday.
#Chinese President #XiJinping on Wed. talked about the country's #COVID response, saying the light of hope is right ahead, "We have now entered a new phase of COVID response. Tough challenges remain, but the light of hope is right in front of us. Perseverance means victory," 1/9
Xi made the remarks when he talked via video link with medical workers and an elderly patient at the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province ahead of the Spring Festival. 2/9
The country had made "the right choice" to deal with the #COVID epidemic with strict measures over the past nearly 3 years, Xi said, adding that #China has thus withstood several rounds of outbreaks of virus mutations. 3/9
"Some may believe that lifting #China's #COVID restrictions in June/July of 2023 is the best time & there will be few respiratory illnesses. But protection of active immunity provided by vaccination will have declined by that time in elderly population," said Liang Wannian,🧵1/5
head of the #COVID19 response expert panel under the NHC, in a recent interview in response to why China chose to optimize its COVID policy in #winter. He claimed that a thorough analysis led to the conclusion that the restrictions should be lifted in the winter.2/5
"If we do not change the #COVID policy in the winter, it may (or may not) reduce some of the superimposed effects, but the virus of this disease is now #Omicron, a variant strain with low pathogenicity," Liang said. 3/5