Links about China that caught my eye this week

It’s a Thursday three rather than Friday five this week, due to my travel. But they are all long reads.

1) China Certainly Will Not Apologise For “Overcapacity”

Leading economist Cui Fan challenges the West’s orthodoxy.

https://open.substack.com/pub/pekingnology/p/cui-fan-china-certainly-will-not

2) When Will The American Commentariat Give Up on Asking When Taiwan Will Give Up?

Full rebuttal, by Brian Hioe, to a long piece by Simon Shuster in The Atlantic called “What If TaiwanJust Gives Up?” But I think there is still an open question about the USA’s role.

When Will the American Commentariat Give Up on Asking When Taiwan Will Give Up?

3) Just the FAQs: A Deep Dive on China’s Most Secretive Hydropower Project

Fascinating on plans to divert part of the Yarlung Tsangpo (aka Brahmaputra) River down a 40km tunnel descending 2300 metres and generate vast amounts of hydropower.

https://open.substack.com/pub/crossingtheriver/p/just-the-faqs-a-deep-dive-on-chinas

More next week.