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The China Briefing 中国简报

SHEN Shiwei, Chenghao Sun, ZHANG Xuanxuan

China Explained From Inside China by Shen Shiwei, a Chinese journalist and an political and economic analyst.

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  • SHEN Shiwei

    Founder, the China Briefing newsletter, Columnist, Analyst & Commentator on China's Politics, Trade and Overseas Investment, Int'l relations and etc; Fellow on the BRI, Africa, N/S Korea; Years in Africa & Middle East for business;

  • Chenghao Sun

    Fellow and Head of U.S.-Europe Program at Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University | Founder of ChinAffairs+ | Visiting Scholar at Yale Law School(2024)

  • ZHANG Xuanxuan

    Editor, the China Briefing newsletter.

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