====== China ======
The East Asian nation of **China** is the world's most populous country with the second largest [[economy]].

===== The Chinese Communist Party =====

====The Tiananmen Square Optics====
Tiananmen Square: The Failure of an American-instigated 1989 Color Revolution
[[https://www.moonofshanghai.com/2020/04/tiananmen-square-failure-of-american.html]]

==== Western Reach of the CCP ====
  * Nov 30, 2021 - Even on U.S. Campuses, China Cracks Down on Students Who Speak Out.((November 30, 2021 | [[Propublica]] | [[https://www.propublica.org/article/even-on-us-campuses-china-cracks-down-on-students-who-speak-out|Even on U.S. Campuses, China Cracks Down on Students Who Speak Out]]))

===== Economics =====
Along with the [[United States of America|United States]], China has one of the world's two largest economies. There is great debate over China's economic trajectory.

==== Economic Stability ====
  * January 18, 2022 - Professor [[Michael Beckley]] argues that China may be in economic decline sooner than many people think, and that isn't good for the United States, either.((January 18, 2022 | Eudaimonia Radio | [[https://jimmyalfonsolicon.substack.com/p/episode-13-michael-beckley-on-the|Episode 13: Michael Beckley on the Exaggerated Rise of China]]))