States of Play by Sam Olsen

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Why China should fear the twin threats of climate change and currency embargo
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Why China should fear the twin threats of climate change and currency embargo

The fall of the Ming Dynasty holds lessons for the CCP today

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Nov 09, 2021
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Hello and welcome to What China Wants.

I’ve written before about the dire economic fallout that China would suffer if Washington implemented a dollar blockade on Beijing.

Last week I wrote about the stark environmental challenges that face China, in the form of rampant air, soil, and water pollution, which could create a legitimacy issue for the leadershi…

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