China's expanding technological and industrial strength is reshaping global power dynamics, pulling allies toward Beijing and exposing a deepening strategic competition the West is not guaranteed to win. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/18/world/take-china-tech-challenge-seriously/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #politico #china #us #canada #france #germany #uk #donaldtrump #iran #straitofhormuz #xijinping #defense #chineseeconomy #useconomy #trade
Take the China technology challenge seriously

China seeks to engage the rest of the world 'to raise and strengthen its position within global technology ecosystems and markets.'

The Japan Times
China’s Economy Is FAILING

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China's consumer price index accelerates beyond market forecasts in February, signaling potential shift in deflationary pressures facing world's second-largest economy
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China's February CPI Rises 1.3% YoY, Exceeds Expectations

China's consumer price index accelerates beyond market forecasts in February, signaling potential shift in deflationary pressures facing world's second-largest economy

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China sets lowest GDP growth target for decades as it braces for economic slowdown

‘High-quality growth’ target of 4.5-5% outlined at Two Sessions as Chinese premier talks of complex situations at home and abroad

The Guardian
China’s Two Sessions to reveal Xi’s economic and defence plans as military purge casts shadow

Top politicians will gather to set growth target with focus on technology self-reliance amid rising US competition

The Guardian
‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in China

Experts say business with China is always a double-edged sword let alone when its overheated economy can offer only marginal gains

The Guardian
China’s export-driven economic model is undermining job opportunities for Asia’s Gen-Z, hitting both low- and high-end industries and risking economic frustration and political unrest across the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/26/world/asias-gen-z-chinas-1-trillion-surplus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #thailand #indonesia #china #southeastasia #chineseeconomy #globaleconomy #gdp #trade #jobsgenz
How Asia’s Gen-Z is losing out to China's $1 trillion surplus

Thailand recorded roughly 2,000 factory shutdowns last year; officials cited cheap Chinese imports as a major factor.

The Japan Times
China’s population falls again as birthrate drops 17% to record low

Fourth year of decline deepens concerns over ageing, shrinking workforce and long-term economic impact

The Guardian
The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age

The long read: Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve entered

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The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age

The long read: Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve entered

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