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The Fifth Plenum offered new clues about Xi Jinping’s priorities and vision for the Chinese Communist Party. What were the most important political signals to emerge from the meeting? Learn more in the latest #ChinaPower Podcast: https://t.co/9WICxdFzNh

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What did the Fifth Plenum reveal about Xi Jinping's efforts to strengthen Party discipline and political loyalty across the Chinese system? Learn more in the latest #ChinaPower Podcast: https://t.co/XSENSQc8qH

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Is de-escalation between China and Japan back to the levels seen prior to November 2025 possible within the next five years? Watch the recording and explore the transcript of this debate from the 10th Annual China Power Conference: https://t.co/UHoxg21IAC

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In late 2024, China and Russia held their first bilateral joint coast guard patrol—entering the Arctic Ocean for the first time. The mission highlights Beijing’s expanding polar ambitions and deepening security ties with Moscow. Learn more: https://t.co/xrYvP2m7ca

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What does the Fifth Plenum reveal about the challenges Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party appear most concerned about in the years ahead? Learn more in the latest #ChinaPower Podcast: https://t.co/9WICxdFzNh

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China’s 2026 general public budget is only one of four that the country publishes each year. Making sense of these different budgets can be confusing, and this #ChinaPower feature breaks them down: https://t.co/JfOnzk6mnl

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Will a more powerful China become more willing to militarily support and defend its closest partners? Watch the recording and explore the transcript of this debate from the 10th Annual China Power Conference: https://t.co/UHoxg21IAC

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Taiwan Strait is crucial to China’s raw material supply, which makes up 3/4 of the value of imports to China through the strait. Any disruptions in the strait would severely impact China’s energy and metal production. Read this #ChinaPower Feature: https://t.co/WKoYBAur12

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What is the current state of U.S.-China relations? Watch the recording and explore the transcript of our panel, “The Current State of U.S.-China Relations,” from the 10th Annual China Power Conference: https://t.co/UHoxg21IAC

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Countries in Africa and the Middle East rely on the Taiwan Strait for much, if not most, of their raw material exports. China is the largest importer of these resources for many. Learn more in this #ChinaPower Feature: https://t.co/WKoYBAur12

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In 2022, China’s manufacturing sector alone consumed about the same amount of energy as the entire US economy. Learn more about China’s energy security in our #ChinaPower feature: https://t.co/0FqxREBarI

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What do the ongoing purges of senior political and military figures reveal about Xi Jinping's efforts to tighten Party and military control? Learn more in the latest #ChinaPower Podcast: https://t.co/9WICxdFzNh

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How has China’s power changed over the past decade? Watch the recording and explore the transcript of our panel, “A Decade of Changes: Taking Stock of China’s Evolving Power,” as experts assess the key developments shaping China’s rise and global influence over the last ten years: https://t.co/RchvLW9BND

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China’s spending on foreign affairs reached RMB 65 billion ($9.1 billion) in 2025, an 8.7% increase that nearly doubled the growth rate seen in 2024. Learn more about China’s shifting spending priorities in our #ChinaPower feature: https://t.co/JfOnzk6mnl

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Japan and UK have overtaken China as the top foreign holders of U.S. debt—a reversal of the 2010s. What does this shift reveal about global financial alignments? Learn more in our #ChinaPower feature: https://t.co/jijZGSorAt

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What happened at China's Fifth Plenum, and why does it matter? Learn more in the latest #ChinaPower Podcast: https://t.co/9WICxdFzNh

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The 10th Annual China Power Conference brought together leading experts for two days of discussions and debates on some of the most consequential questions surrounding China’s growing power. Watch the recordings and explore the transcripts here: https://t.co/UHoxg21IAC

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In the latest #ChinaPower Podcast, @neilthomas123 and @JosephTorigian discuss China’s Fifth Plenum, the ongoing anti-corruption campaign, major personnel developments, and what to watch ahead of the 21st Party Congress. Listen here: https://t.co/9WICxdFzNh

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The Malacca and Taiwan Straits are in a league of their own. In 2024, each carried more than $2.4 trillion in goods, equivalent to roughly 21% of global maritime trade. Learn more in this #CSIS analysis: https://t.co/hmj9U6qaJP

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From military readiness to biological threat detection, biotechnology could shape the next generation of national security capabilities. Learn more in this #ChinaPower podcast: https://t.co/Z93ySuJWsy