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September 09, 2023
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China CPI inflation 0.3% m-o-m in Aug-23



- China's CPI inflation in August 2023 grew by 0.3% m-o-m, marking the highest increase since January 2023.
- However, the negative y-o-y CPI and PPI inflation rates in July 2023 indicate deflationary pressures on the economy, necessitating careful management by policymakers.

September 05, 2023
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BRICS Without Straw

  • Beijing’s domineering drive to enlarge the BRICS group as a counterweight to the G7 is rooted primarily in the CCP’s need to internationally promote its autocratic governance model. That aids the domestic justification while, paradoxically, Xi Jinping’s policies turn China increasingly inward.

By Alastair Newton