Economy & Development

China Issues 129 New Rules to Revive Private Sector, But Entrepreneurs Point to the Fundamentals: Amend the Constitution and Toss Out Marxist Theory Yaxue Cao, December 7, 2023 Xi Jinping swore himself in on the PRC Constitution as the…

In Zealous Effort to Increase Grain Production, China Deploys Force and Coercion to ‘Manage’ the Countryside China Change, April 30, 2023 It’s the season for spring planting in China, starting from the south and moving up to the north.…

China Has a Youth Unemployment Problem; Guangdong Province Spearheads a Plan to Send 300,000 Youth to the Countryside by the End of 2025 China Change, April 7, 2023 A job fair on campus. Photo: http://www.gov.cn Since the National Bureau…

Sun Dawu’s Closing Court Statement Sun Dawu, July 28, 2021, in Gaobeidian Court, Baoding City, Hebei Province I thank this court for allowing me the opportunity to present my case. I would like to start with an overview of Dawu Group’s…

Briefing on the Eleventh Day of Dawu Trial — 10 Questions and 10 Answers July 25, 2021 The Communist Party Committee of Xushui District held its third meeting of some 260 Party delegates on July 21 and 22, 2021, at Dawu Auditorium. But…

Statement of the Dawu Legal Team on the Verdict and Sentences in the Dawu Case Dawu Legal Team, July 28, 2021 Dawu Legal Team in front of the Gaobeidian courthouse on July 28, 2021. On the afternoon of July 28, 2021, after 14 consecutive…

Response to a Journalist’s Query Regarding the Sun Dawu Verdict Yaxue Cao, July 28, 2021 There is no sun, moon and stars but dazzling lights that blind me day and night, With two armed soldiers guarding me, six shifts a day, through long…

Briefing on the Ninth Day of Dawu Trial Dawu Legal Team, July 23, 2021 Part of the Dawu Legal Team (from left to right): Zhou Haiyang (周海洋), Yang Xuelin (杨学林), Wang Shihua (王誓华), Hao Yachao (郝亚超), Tong Zongjin (仝宗锦), and Yin Zhihao…

Briefing on the Eighth Day of Dawu Trial Dawu Legal Team, July 22, 2021 Ambulance waiting outside the courthouse. Today’s court session mainly focused on three crimes — “disrupting market operations,” “coercing business transactions,”…

Briefing on the Seventh Day of Dawu Trial Dawu Legal Team, July 21, 2021 Riot police at the site of disputed land on August 4, 2020. The Dawu trial has been in session for seven days. After working overtime on weekends and with three…