Deng Xiaoping
Coverage of Deng Xiaoping in the Nexus archive.
- How the New Left won the battle of ideas for 21st-century China
The article discusses Western perspectives on Deng Xiaoping's role in transforming China into a rich and powerful nation. It cites Ezra Vogel and Orville Schell and John Delury, who highlight Deng's contributions to China's 21st-century rise.
- A Hong Kong artist tries to mark the Tiananmen crackdown. He was quickly stopped by police
A Hong Kong artist attempted to display a red thread to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown but was stopped by police. The red thread, measuring 6.4 meters, referenced the June 4 date. Another artist was also detained for a symbolic gesture, highlighting Hong Kong's shrinking freedom of expression under the national security law.
- Back to the Future in Beijing
President Trump attended a summit in Beijing where he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping exchanged rhetoric about opening China's markets to American corporations, echoing language from the 1990s-2000s era of US-China engagement. However, the article notes this nostalgia masks a fundamental shift: the two countries are now structural antagonists competing for dominance in transformative technologies like AI and quantum computing, with Trump's administration building managed trade systems rather than pursuing genuine market opening.
- China Rare Earth Shares Rally as Beijing Targets Output Breaches
China's rare earth shares increased as Beijing addresses output breaches, highlighting China's dominance in the rare-earth market since Deng Xiaoping's prioritization of these elements. This control impacts global trade, job markets, and U.S. national security.
- Chinese Rare Earth Companies Jump After Quarterly Price Hike
Chinese rare earth companies saw stock price increases following a quarterly price hike in neodymium. China's dominance in rare earths, prioritized since Deng Xiaoping's era, has significant global trade and U.S. national security implications.