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Wang Xiangwei
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A China watcher and a news junkie. You can access all my recent writings on China and Hong Kong: https://substack.com/@wangxiangwei
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: the flood of Chinese mainlanders settling and working in Hong Kong is quietly remaking the city’s social tapestry—in seismic ways: more Putonghua, mainland brands and "mainland-style" habits.
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Opinion | Hong Kong can live with cosmetic changes. Just don’t change its core
The city’s unique tapestry will remain strong as long as it keeps embracing the attributes that attract talent from the mainland and beyond.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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China has just announced that it will host the 2026 APEC Summit in Shenzhen, the bustling neighbor to Hong Kong—a solid choice, to be sure. But it would have been even bolder if Beijing had tasked Hong Kong with hosting the leaders' meeting.
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: How to boost Hong Kong's international profile
Reprinted from today's South China Morning Post 08092025
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November 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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This morning, I am pleased to join a great panel to discuss China’s Fourth Plenum/China-US ties/Taiwan/Hong Kong, along with Ajay Kapur formerly of Bofa Securities moderated by Chris Beddor of Gavekal Research.
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#hongkong #frankwu #aimaapac #apacevents #alternativeinvestment #comeandconnect #humanconnection #asiapacific #australia #china #hongkong #japan #singapore #industryissues | AIMA - The Alternative Inv...
The sizzle is back in #HongKong! We are LIVE at the AIMA APAC Annual Forum 2025 today. It is a full house with over 550 delegates joining us from 11 countries, with a 45% manager & allocators and 45% ...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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My expanded takeaways from China’s Fourth Plenum which concluded yesterday.
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My expanded takeaways from China’s Fourth Plenum. After carefully reading the communiqué of the Fourth Plenary Session, I am updating and enriching my insights and reflections on the plenary session ...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: In a podcast interview with Wenchi Yu, I share my personal and professional insights across my life and career, Hong Kong’s unique role and South China Morning Post.
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: In an podcast interview, I share my personal and professional insights across my life and career, Hong Kong’s unique role and South China Morning Post.
Wenchi is the Host of "Perspectives with Wenchi Yu". She is a thought leader on Asia, with her career spanning multiple sectors, including the US Department of State, US Congress, and Goldman Sachs
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October 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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中秋快乐！ 我的最新专栏的中文译本：中国领导人即将开会讨论“十五五”规划：谋划新路径，迈向全球最大进口国， 从”中国制造”到”中国消费”的时代转型正当时。 open.substack.com/pub/wangxian...
王向伟最新专栏中文翻译 ：中国需谋划新路径，迈向全球最大进口国， 从”中国制造”到”中国消费”的时代转型正当时。
Translated from my op-ed piece published on today's SCMP (06/10/2025)
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October 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: With China's top leaders convening later this month to shape the 2026-2030 Five-Year Plan, Beijing must boldly recalibrate its strategy to eclipse the US as the world's largest importer.

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Opinion | China needs to chart a new course to become world’s largest importer
It is time to embrace a new era in which the goal is not ‘made in China’ but ‘consumed in China’.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: how to boost Hong Kong’s international profile
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: How to boost Hong Kong's international profile
Reprinted from today's South China Morning Post 08092025
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September 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: how China's anti-corruption zeal has complicated its efforts to support the private sector amid reports of Chinese business leaders taking their lives
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: how China's anti-corruption zeal has complicated its efforts to support the private sector amid reports of Chinese business leaders taking their lives
Reprinted from today's SCMP 18/08/2025
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August 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: As Hong Kong turns 28, do its officials really get what Beijing wants? Rather than parrot mainland ways, they should help Beijing figure out how Hong Kong’s unique capitalist character can best serve national interests

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Opinion | Hong Kong needs to better understand and balance ‘one country, two systems’
Officials should do more to help Beijing figure out how Hong Kong’s unique capitalist character can best serve national interests.
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July 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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As Trump bombs Iran and shifts focus to the Middle East, it is easy to overlook the pressing need for him to navigate the ongoing trade deal with China. My commentary explores how his flawed understanding of Beijing could complicate these negotiations. www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/c...
Commentary: Trump misreads China at his own peril
Faulty assumptions and flawed advice are complicating Washington’s approach to Beijing, says former SCMP editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Today’s People’s Daily, CCP’s flagship newspaper, devoted much of its front page to an interview with Ren Zhengfei. Huawei founder touches upon a slew of issues worthy of attention. To me, the most interesting bit is the headline: the more open our country is, the more progress we will make.
June 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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王向伟最新专栏的中文翻译：随着特朗普主义兴起，美国七十年来对中国的“和平演变”图谋化为泡影
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王向伟最新专栏的中文翻译：随着特朗普主义兴起，美国七十年来对中国的“和平演变”图谋化为泡影
This is the translation of my latest column on SCMP 09/05/2025
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June 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: with the rise of Trump Doctrine and the city upon a hill losing luster, Chinese officials need no longer be preoccupied with the spectre of “peaceful evolution”, a concern that once kept their predecessors awake at night.

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Opinion | Thanks to Trump, US threat of a ‘peaceful evolution’ recedes for China
His declaration that the US is done intervening could not have come at a better time for Chinese leaders, who have long fretted over Western influence undermining party rule.
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June 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina : both China and US claimed victory in a tariff war that yields no real winners. Questions arise about how China is prepared to fully open up to American businesses, and how the US is prepared to reciprocate.

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Commentary: Trump blinked again on tariffs, but China isn’t in the clear
There’s an irony to claiming victory in a trade war that yields no winners, says former SCMP editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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I have earned bragging rights：on Monday last, I sticked my neck out by predicting that US-China trade talks were likely to occur soon. At that time, my unconventional view was met with skepticism given the intense rhetoric from both sides. open.substack.com/pub/wangxian...
My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina : I am sticking my neck out by predicting US-China talks over tariffs are likely to take place soon, following a genuine call between Trump and Xi in coming weeks
Reprinted from today's South China Morning Post (05052025)
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May 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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AP just reported: President Donald Trump is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar. In Feb, I wrote a piece on why Hong Kong should help Trump realize his dream of a Trump Tower in the city. HK leaders &tycoons, please take note!
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My latest column: In 1993, Donald Trump visited Hong Kong with the intention of building a Trump Tower in Central but the plan fell through. Time for Hong Kong to make US president’s dream a reality
Republished from today's SCMP
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May 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Exclusive for my Substack readers: My take on the surprise announcement of upcoming US-China talks over trade and economic matters this weekend. open.substack.com/pub/wangxian...
Exclusive for my Substack readers: My take on the surprise announcement of upcoming US-China talks over trade and economic issues.
The announcements on Wednesday morning that senior Chinese and US officials are set to hold talks in Switzerland later this week over trade and economic issues came as a surprise to many, but not to r...
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May 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina : I am sticking my neck out by predicting that US-China talks over tariffs are most likely to take place soon, following a real call between Trump and Xi in the coming weeks.

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Opinion | US-China trade war: who will blink first?
While neither side wants to yield before the other, the mounting costs of the conflict mean Xi and Trump are likely to talk soon.
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May 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Yesterday, my MA students at the class of Media&Communication in Greater China were in for a special treat. In the first hour, Huang Jingrui, spokesman at the Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong, came to speak on China’s international communication efforts.
April 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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It looks increasingly likely that both Beijing and Washington are heading for a ceasefire just hours after Trump’s extreme 104 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports took effect.
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China releases white paper on China-U.S. economic, trade relations
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April 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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台灣網媒優傳媒轉載我的最新專欄：〈《王向偉真話中國》面对川普的極限施壓，中國最好的回應是 降低與其主要交易夥伴的關稅和減少其它貿易壁壘
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王向偉真話中國》中國最好的回應是 降低與其主要交易夥伴的關稅和減少其它貿易壁壘 - umedia 優傳媒
王向偉真話中國》中國最好的回應是 降低與其主要交易夥伴的關稅和減少其它貿易壁壘
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April 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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王向伟最新专栏的中文翻译： 当特朗普向全世界提高关税时，中国最好的回应是降低与其主要贸易伙伴（包括欧盟、日本、韩国和澳大利亚）的关税和减少其它贸易壁垒。 open.substack.com/pub/wangxian...
王向伟最新专栏的中文翻译： 当特朗普向全世界提高关税时，中国最好的回应是降低与其主要贸易伙伴（包括欧盟、日本、韩国和澳大利亚）的关税和减少其它贸易壁垒。
This is Chinese translation of my latest column published on SCMP on Monday
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April 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina : a great opportunity for China’s leaders to call leaders of EU, Japan, South Korea, Australia and other trading partners TODAY to form a united front against Trump’s global trade war.
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: Trump’s tariffs offer China an opportunity riding a dangerous wind
Reprinted from today's South China Morning Post.
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April 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina : While Trump raises tariffs on the rest of the world, China should act swiftly to lower tariffs and other trade barriers with its major trading partners, including the European Union, Japan, South Korea and Australia.

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Opinion | Trump’s tariffs offer China an opportunity riding a dangerous wind
The US president’s moves could serve as a catalyst for China to increase domestic stimulus and forge closer ties with its major trading partners.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM