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This is the China Xi is building, combining autocratic government and high-tech social control with a pervasive hypernationalism to drown out dissent.

Digging through it: Andy Duehren and james t. areddy

How China's most celebrated entrepreneur angered a leader who was always uneasy about his influence wsj.com/articles/china… via The Wall Street Journal Jing Yang Lingling Wei 魏玲灵

Mao rallied China's peasants in his revolution, then herded them into communal farming. Deng sent them to work in cities. Xi is pressing them into service for a third time -- to go home. wsj.com/articles/china… via The Wall Street Journal james t. areddy

A The Wall Street Journal in-depth on why Wall Street—unlike much of Corporate America—is bullish on China, at a time when the incoming Biden administration may embrace Trump’s tough-on-China policy. A monthslong project with ⁦bob davis⁩ ⁦Dawn Lim⁩ wsj.com/articles/china…

Hunter Biden traded on his family name in deals with tycoons in China, Romania and Ukraine that now loom over President-elect Joe Biden ⁦james t. areddy⁩ ⁦⁦Andy Duehren⁩ wsj.com/articles/hunte…

Also from Liza Lin: The fate of Jack Ma is generating speculation, as he has vanished from public view after his ill-fated speech in late October wsj.com/articles/where…

The number of U.S. students in China has dropped by more than one-fifth since a 2011-2012 peak, according to data released in November. The number of American students in Taiwan has climbed by nearly 55% during the same period. Liyan Qi on.wsj.com/2KqQVSg

As someone who is troubled by this overall trend, very well captured by Liyan Qi in her new report here, I was glad to share with her my own story & perspectives honed in an earlier time, as did Mary Gallagher and many others: wsj.com/articles/ameri…

Another exclusive from Lingling Wei 魏玲灵: A previously unreported Chinese investigation found that Ant’s IPO prospectus obscured the complexity of the firm’s ownership. President Xi didn’t like what it revealed. wsj.com/articles/china… via The Wall Street Journal

Americans' views on China go from bad to worse wsj.com/articles/ameri… via The Wall Street Journal james t. areddy

China’s plan for Alibaba: more alignment with Communist Party, less Jack Ma. wsj.com/articles/china… via The Wall Street Journal @QiZHAI Lingling Wei 魏玲灵

Beijing’s building boom inspires awe in even the staunchest U.S. critics but emulating it is a different story wsj.com/articles/what-… via The Wall Street Journal

How China's digitizing of its its currency could be a challenge for the dollar. 'There is a sort of Uber fear,' says one European central banker. wsj.com/articles/china… via The Wall Street Journal james t. areddy

For decades, China took care not to challenge US as the world's leader, or Lao Da. Now, Beijing is reshaping the relationship as one between two head-on competitors. The shift is shaking up Washington. Latest on #USCHINA w/my partner bob davis wsj.com/articles/ameri… via The Wall Street Journal

A one-two punch from the G-7 and NATO marks a shift toward collective confrontation of Beijing james t. areddy The Wall Street Journal

The latest company caught in the U.S.-China crossfire is ride-hailing giant Didi, which proceeded with a New York listing despite Beijing’s cybersecurity concerns ⁦Lingling Wei 魏玲灵⁩ ⁦@QiZHAI⁩ wsj.com/articles/chine…

In new memoir, Ai Weiwei writes about sticking his cannonball-shaped head where he’s not invited. One symbol of Chinese power he hasn’t pilloried: Xi Jinping The Wall Street Journal ⁦james t. areddy⁩ wsj.com/articles/ai-we…

Before Evan Gershkovich headed on a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg, a colleague wrote him a text: “Hey buddy, good luck today.” #istandwithevan wsj.com/articles/wsj-r…

It has been two weeks since our friend and colleague, Evan Gershkovich, was wrongfully detained by Russia for simply doing his job. We stand with Evan and his family in demanding his immediate release. #IStandWithEvan