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Chinese national flags flutter near Tian'anmen Square
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Viewpoint: China’s annual NPC meeting to address lackluster economy and Trump threat

China breaks out its biggest economic band-aid yet
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China breaks out its biggest economic band-aid yet

The People’s Bank of China announced a raft of measures on Tuesday aimed at boosting the flagging economy as the country seems likely to miss its 5% GDP growth target for 2024.

​Chinese Premier Li Qiang bows after delivering the work report at the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 5, 2024.
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The truth behind China’s growth facade

Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced on Tuesday at the annual Two Sessions meeting that Beijing would seek to grow its economy by about 5% in 2024.

Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province.
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Evergrande’s last stand delayed

Embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande Group is in a Hong Kong court today, facing the once-unthinkable prospect of liquidation. The real estate colossus, which owns 1,300 projects in over 280 cities across China, has seen its shares plummet by 99% after the company defaulted on its $300 billion debt in 2021.

The headquarters of the People's Bank of China is pictured behind an iron chain in Beijing.
Asia

Will China’s property woes get political?

As China’s financial troubles mount, analysts forecast stormy skies for its economy — and potentially, its politics.

A motorist rides past a hoarding decorated with flowers to welcome G20 foreign ministers in New Delhi, India, March 1, 2023.
Europe

What We’re Watching: Tense G-20 talks in India, Finland’s fence-building, China’s economic activity, Chicago’s mayoral runoff

An awkward G20 summit in Delhi; Finland builds a border fence against Russia; Chinese economic activity rebounds; Chicago election result portends impending showdown over policing

US-Iran World Cup sportsmanship amid political tensions
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US-Iran World Cup sportsmanship amid political tensions

How did Iran's attention in the World Cup impact protests at home? Will protests force Xi Jinping to finely abandoned China's zero COVID policy? Why is Mexico and the US fighting over corn? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

COVID protests spread in China
Quick Take

COVID protests spread in China

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: All across China, demonstrations of the sort that we have certainly not seen under Xi Jinping's rule - about COVID, about zero COVID, and the loss of liberties that Chinese citizens have faced, but also increasingly moving towards demands for free speech and open media, and even Xi Jinping's removal.

China's innovation means it's winning, says investor
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China's innovation means it's winning, says investor

What will the world look like in the Chinese century? It'll be "much less nice," emerging markets investor Antoine van Agtmael tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World. A lot of that has to with tech innovation coming from a society in which thought is controlled.

How China is overtaking the US as top world power (according to an  investor)
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How China is overtaking the US as top world power (according to an  investor)

The 21st century kicked off with a more open China, hungry for foreign investment in the heyday of globalization. Things have changed since. For emerging markets investor Antoine van Agtmael, China has become "much more closed, and [...] developed to have a real sense of itself as a world power." Meanwhile, the US has become more defensive about its global superpower status.That means we're moving from the American century to the Chinese century, he tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.