Abstract   The year 2022 is the completion year of the recent objectives of the Outline of the Development Plan of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao Greater Bay Area. The next development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area concerns the future of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, the entire…

Abstract The year 2021 saw a rapid rectification and improvement of the three major private enterprise strongholds: the Internet platform companies, real estate, and the education and training industry. This rectification is very necessary, is to provide a more effective institutional environment…

【Abstract】 President Xi Jinping held a video meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on November 16, 2021. The outcomes of the meeting can be summarized in three points: first, the meeting is a direct communication between the two heads of state; second, the meeting cooled down Sino-U.S. relations,…

【Abstract】 In May 2019, the Trump administration added top Chinese chipmakers such as Huawei and SMIC into the U.S. Department of Commerce's "Entity List", which start a technology war between the U.S. and China. The technology war indicates that the U.S. is shifting from a "comprehensive blockade…

【Abstract】 The Arctic region, i.e. the area north of the Arctic Circle, is one of the last large unexplored lands on earth. It is rich in natural resources. The route through the Arctic region is the shortest distance between the eastern and western hemispheres. Because of its geographical location…

Abstract On November 19, 2022, the U.S. midterm elections are close to being settled. Except for some states where the counting process is still underway, the winners of the House and Senate are already known: the Democrats have retained the Senate by a very narrow margin, while the Republicans…

Abstract The video talks between the heads of China and the United States have reached some consensus, which has a moderating effect on China-US relations. However, the U.S. policy toward China will not change significantly, and even tends to be more assertive. The U.S.-China relationship is no…

Abstract German Chancellor Scholz arrived in Beijing with a business delegation for a one-day official visit to China on November 4. Since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, this was the first visit to China by a European leader, and the first visit to China since Scholz became German chancellor,…