China in Transition

Without changes to China’s “hukou” system that assigns citizens with rural or urban residency, cities like Suzhou will continue jostling for a limited supply of skilled labor.

Scrutiny of Chinese tech firms will likely continue until Beijing is confident in its control and oversight over crucial data flows.

Beijing’s outsized influence on the cross-strait economic relationship will limit Taipei to defensive policies in the coming years.

The likely rescue of China’s biggest state lender would show that Beijing’s enthusiasm for market discipline ends when its reputation is threatened.

Tehran will aim to balance increased cooperation with Beijing by pursuing sanctions relief from the U.S. and overall deeper ties with Western countries.

To undermine Biden’s attempt to build a global anti-China coalition, Beijing may increasingly conduct cyberattacks against nearby state actors and Western companies.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, the discussion turns to China's latest five-year plan.

Beijing’s co-opting of a nationalist social media campaign could force some foreign firms to sacrifice access to China’s massive and fast-growing market.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Matthew Bey, Stratfor senior global analyst at RANE, about China's cyberstrategy.