The writer is a senior adjunct researcher at the Rand Corporation’s China Research Center and senior associate fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies Spare a thought for Chinese Communist ...

In economic policy documents, Beijing’s leadership used the term “involution”, neijuan in Chinese, in efforts to combat excessive competition in market segments such as photovoltaics and lithium ...

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media and internet companies by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to ...

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) convened a symposium with photovoltaic (PV) industry entrepreneurs on Wednesday, listening to opinions and suggestions from key ...

A statement released at China’s summer Politburo meeting in July included an unusual line about unhealthy competition and “anti-involution”. The word involution, which has been widely used since 2020, ...

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said Saturday it will intensify efforts to tackle "involution-style" competition in the country's auto industry, vowing to strengthen ...

Photovoltaic arrays convert solar energy into clean electricity on a factory rooftop in Hai'an, East China's Jiangsu Province on July 7, 2025. Photo: VCG China's sweeping efforts to curb ...

Over the past few months, Chinese people from all walks of life, be they software developers, stay-at-home moms, or elite university students, have all discovered their daily lives can be accurately ...

Chinese EV giant BYD slashed prices on May 23, prompting regulators to speak out. Despite that, analysts say that little can be done about the market competition. Falling prices of Chinese car exports ...

Involution在英语中并不是一个新词，但今年因为对应上了一个汉语热词——“内卷”——而“火出圈”。 这一描述并不夸张。截至今年以前，如果不是学术圈内人士，几乎没有可能听说过“内卷”。毕竟直到现在，involution在英文中仍多用作术语（technical term ...