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Best of 2023: China – Delving into the domestic landscape

2023 was a year marked by both progress and challenges for China. Its economy exhibited a strong recovery thanks to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, and urbanisation has continued as millions move from rural to urban areas in search of better opportunities.

We review some of our most insightful analyses of key issues across China’s domestic political and policy landscape.

Editor's Picks9DLJanuary 1, 2024Best of 2023: China – Delving into the domestic landscape, 9DASHLINE, Anand P. Krishnan, Inconvenient truth — Young and unemployed in China, Dr Franziska Plümmer, Running from China: China’s youth dream of leaving, China's real estate crisis is still a political danger, Aravind Yelery, Ten-year review of China’s defence budget: steadily toward modernisation, Fei Su, Xiao Liang, China

Ten-year review of China’s defence budget: Steadily toward modernisation

Written by Fei Su and Xiao Liang

Despite concerns over the transparency on the official figures, the sustained growth in China's military spending demonstrates its unwavering commitment to the PLA’s modernisation to become a ‘world-class’ military by the mid-21st century.