China’s Debt & Urbanization: Policy Dilemmas in 2025
The drive to build cities has fueled growth and left Beijing with a debt puzzle it can no longer ignore. Building the Future, Borrowing the
September 5, 2025
The drive to build cities has fueled growth and left Beijing with a debt puzzle it can no longer ignore. Building the Future, Borrowing the
A pragmatic leader often seen as open-minded, yet sidelined in China’s power structure. Early Career and Rise Wang Yang was born in 1955 in Anhui,
From family life to demographics, the legacy of China’s strictest social policy is now fully visible. A Policy That Shaped a Generation In 1979, China
Amid skyscrapers and shopping malls, migrant enclaves preserve resilience and identity. What Are Urban Villages In cities like Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Beijing, clusters of tightly
An academic who moved from campus to the Party’s inner circle, shaping narratives that define an era. Scholar to Strategist Wang Huning began as a
How the world’s largest gaming market balances growth with control. The Rise of a Giant China is home to the world’s largest gaming population, with
How a sporting spectacle became a declaration of national confidence. Winning the Bid When Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, it
How a city became a global stage for contesting futures. The Spark In early 2019, a proposed extradition bill allowing suspects to be sent to
How a city of eleven million became ground zero for a pandemic. The First Alarms In December 2019, doctors in Wuhan noticed clusters of pneumonia
How 1919 protests reshaped culture and politics. Sparks in Beijing On May 4, 1919, thousands of students gathered in Beijing to protest the Treaty of
