“Controlled nuclear fusion is the only direction for future energy” — State Council of China The UK currently risks losing some of its early advantages here. Potentially critical for future strategic competition on.ft.com/4gaPm4Z

Everyone seems to be interested in setting up sovereign wealth funds at a time when trade conflict around the world is getting worse and worse. This isn't just coincidence. Sovereign wealth funds are also a form of trade intervention. ft.com/content/2e63dd… via @ft

🇨🇳🌍 - Most data may be underestimating the scale of China’s lending in Africa • Datasets focusing on Exim Bank of China and China Development Bank do not tell the full story • Adding other creditors, loans in renminbi, SPVs and currency swaps paints vastly different picture

that's wild

Jay Tatum looks like he's about to announce the Central Committee's new 5-Year-Plan to dramatically increase heavy industry outputs in Shaanxi.

South Africa has reportedly demanded #Taiwan move its representative office out of the country's capital Pretoria in an e-mail on October 7, emphasizing that the matter is non-negotiable and if Taiwan doesn't comply, SA may force Taiwan to close its office.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/2024…

📰 🇬🇧 🇨🇳 My thoughts following David Lammy visit to China: “Britain’s China policy needs an additional C” Link in the comments ⬇️

Maybe my least controversial China take ever: the UK urgently needs to understand China better. As the UK's China audit kicks off, our new Tony Blair Institute for Global Change paper looks at three big things that could set up the UK's China capabilities for long-term success🧵institute.global/insights/geopo…

In our new report, "From Crisis to Conflict: Climate Change and Violent Extremism in the Sahel," Tony Blair Institute for Global Change explores how climate-driven resource scarcity is fueling escalating conflict in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Let’s unpack👇

In this case, Xi is not just rambling - as I mentioned before, China's disciplinary agencies have been in overdrive since ~May 2024 x.com/jcmittelstaedt…

The Two Sessions will set out China’s budgets, priorities and GDP target for 2025. No-one has a better idea of what central leadership wants than officials within the system - that’s why we looked at 60+ work reports from province’s own mini Two Sessions

2. Boosting domestic demand will be 2025’s top priority - 19/31 provinces list it as #1, compared to just 5 last year.

In March China will host the world’s largest legislative gathering to set economic priorities and targets. We look at reports from provincial sessions which have already taken place for a first look at China’s plans for 2025. New blog for Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: bit.ly/3QBf2fg

Party Center held a meeting on working with neighbouring countries emphasized "deepen development integration, high-level connectivity, cooperation in industrial and supply chains" entire Politburo Standing Committee was there and Xi gave a speech