China’s armed forces
Unknown soldiers
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Overestimating China’s armed forces would be dangerous, argues Jeremy Page
Unknown soldiers
The People’s Liberation Army is not yet as formidable as the West fears
Overestimating China’s armed forces would be dangerous, argues Jeremy Page
Rank indifference
China is struggling to recruit enough highly skilled troops
The PLA needs them to operate all its new weapons
Weapons of woe
From hypersonic missiles to undersea drones, the PLA is making leaps
But China’s military tech still lags behind the West’s
Peace disease
Xi Jinping worries that China’s troops are not ready to fight
Now the war in Ukraine has revealed new challenges for the PLA
Command or control
Xi Jinping is obsessed with political loyalty in the PLA
Ideology is undermining China’s drive to prepare forces for combat
Operation overload
Invading Taiwan would be a logistical minefield for China
Russia’s problems in Ukraine make it look even more daunting
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The world economy
Homeland Economics
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Governments across the world are rediscovering industrial policy. They are making a big mistake, argues Callum Williams
- Redividing the world: Governments across the world are discovering “homeland economics”
- Demand for supplies: Attempts to make supply chains “resilient” are likely to fail
- State v market: “Homeland economics” will make the world poorer
- Missing the point: New industrial policies will make the world more unequal
- Second-best: Green protectionism comes with big risks
- In search of a problem: New industrial policies will not help economic stability
- Insight: Video: Busting globalisation myths
- The world economy: Sources and acknowledgments