The PRC, world’s greatest emitter and heavyweight of global climate governance, will shape outcomes of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), taking place in Dubai 30 November–12 December 2023. A first global stocktake on the rollout of the Paris Agreement heads the mandated COP28 agenda. It is unlikely to paint a rosy picture.
energy
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01 Dec 2023
Venture capital funds have gone red, playing major roles in Bejing's plan for an innovation-based economy. The scale and growth of the PRC VC industry are impressive, yet changing funding structures and an absence of exit pathways put further ambition at risk.
economy
R&D
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22 Nov 2023
Facing weak real estate demand, Beijing is pump-priming urban renewal. The Q4 2023 renovation push aims to fuel demand, create jobs, ‘stabilise’ society and prop up a sliding real estate sector, responding to the PRC's current social and economic predicament.
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13 Nov 2023
Beijing positions itself as a follower of global trade rules, and a leader in multilateral and regional fora. As chair of COP15 it shepherded the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in December 2022, while at home it promotes Xi Jinping thought-inspired ‘ecological civilisation’.
trade
environment & carbon neutrality
climate
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09 Oct 2023
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the PRC at COP28
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venturing into the scitech future
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urban villages 2.0
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trade and environment on Beijing’s agenda
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foreign policy rhetoricmeetings and ceremonies...read more27 Nov 2023
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commercial bankingprivate capitalinclusive financeequitiesbondsforeign exchangeinsurancefunds...read more27 Nov 2023
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MEE official expands on PRC's positions ahead of COP28
institutional voicesoft powerUNcarbon neutralityforeign policy rhetoricAfricaecological civilisation...read more27 Nov 2023
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RMB internationalisationBRICSLatin America...read more26 Nov 2023
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