Beijing Report

When Safety Nets Hold: Observations on Rural Welfare from the Ground Up

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– On America’s “Kill Line” and China’s Efforts to Prevent it from Kill People What is the Kill Line and Why it Shocks the Chinese Audience The term “kill line” originates in competitive online gaming, where it denotes the precise threshold at which a character’s remaining health makes them instantly vulnerable to elimination by a … Read more

Trump Loses His Cool — Never Expected China’s Counter Moves Were All Taught by the U.S.

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In October 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs jointly announced new export controls on rare earths, introducing restrictions on a range of medium and heavy rare earth elements such as holmium and erbium. The new rules will take effect on November 8, 2025. The move sparked an immediate and furious … Read more