Provincial party secretaries are the most crucial ligaments between central and local governments, and the most important local enforcers of central policies.
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China’s worst-ever covid wave, with Shanghai at the epicentre, leads to more lockdowns as Beijing sticks to “dynamic zero-covid.”
Countries’ commitments on strengthening energy security amid the Ukraine crisis will make international cooperation on climate policies more difficult.
China’s tech and electronics firms face the biggest secondary sanction risks because many rely on US supplies and technology.
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Authorities are allowing localities more room to relax real estate, carbon, and energy policies while sounding less hawkish on anti-trust and capital.
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