Beijing Scroll

What the mudslide along China-Nepal border tells us about Himalayan Risk

What we know about the disaster, why it was so hard to predict, and the challenge of building a cross-border warning system

Sep 3 • Jiang Jiang

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August 2026

When Local Leaders in China Pick Up the Public Hotline

What citizens’ calls reveal about everyday concerns, social change, and the role of direct intervention by local leaders

Aug 28 • Jiang Jiang

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On target, upgrading, still the anchor: key messages on China's economy

Over the past four days, People's Daily (Renmin Ribao), a flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has run four articles under the…

Published on Peking Ensight • Aug 26

China’s “New New Trio” Is Moving Beyond Containers

AI, robotics and innovative drugs point to a shift in how Chinese industries go global.

Aug 21 • CTB with Zhou Zhou and Jiang Jiang

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Taiwan Strait Tensions and the KMT's Case for Dialogue and Exchange

Taiwan’s largest opposition party cannot set official cross-Strait policy. But its efforts to deepen high-level exchanges and dialogue with the Chinese…

Aug 11 • Jiang Jiang

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July 2026

China's race to build commercial spaceports

Commercial launch sites are expanding across China as reusable rockets and satellite constellations drive demand for launch capacity.

Jul 17 • Jiang Jiang

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Why one Chinese county spent 76 years planting trees

The story of Youyu offers a window into what the CPC calls a "correct view on governance performance."

Jul 3 • Jiang Jiang

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June 2026

China’s cross-Strait integration experiment in Xiamen and Kinmen

Nearly three years have passed since Chinese authorities unveiled a plan in September 2023 to support its eastern Fujian Province in exploring new…

Jun 19 • Jiang Jiang

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March 2026

Reading China’s 15th Five-Year Plan Through “Investing in People”

From public services to talent development, the draft outline shows how the idea is being translated into policy priorities.

Mar 7 • Jiang Jiang

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February 2026

China’s 10-minute dramas are becoming a real economy

What Qiushi and Peking University’s NSD say about China's micro-drama industry’s scale, jobs, and global reach

Feb 6 • Jiang Jiang

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January 2026

At Chinese Premier’s policy roundtable: Who were invited this time?

Representatives from academia, the business community, and sectors including education, science, culture, public health, and sports were invited to…

Jan 21 • Jiang Jiang

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Why China Filed Plans for 203,000 Satellites

The strategic thinking behind Beijing’s record ITU filings, what they mean in practice for everyday connectivity, and the unavoidable global competition…

Jan 15 • Jiang Jiang

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