China's economy, going into 2023, is in a bad shape. Unemployment rate is at an all-time high, particularly among young people (20%?) and middle-aged adults (myself included). Housing market is in trouble, with plummeting prices and widespread debt. People are spending less, and investing has ground to a

When looking at China and trying to evaluate the people, sentiments, politics, and ultimately, culture, there might be some "big pictures" that could be easily missed. Notice: below are my personal opinions as a Chinese guy (age 40) living in China, and I'm not working for

China is alreayd the 2nd largest economy, and it's aiming to be the 1st in a relatively short period of time. That is possible, in my opinion, given that China's population is more than 4 times that of the US. It is realistically achievable, if nothing