China’s Industrial Profits; Rent Controls; China’s Trade; Social Security System; Chinese Billionaire Donations; Pentagon-PLA Talks; Congo-China Mining Project; Unicorns.

Intelligence and Insights on China's government actions, foreign policy, economy, and the capital markets.

Socioeconomic shifts at home, mid-level military and economic engagements abroad

Joining you this week with details on the headwinds facing the big industry as well as the deluge of donations from China’s tech titans in response to a call for increased focus on common prosperity.

Beijing and Washington have made formal (virtual) contact in the defense rea…