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Welcome to Foreign Policy<\/em>\u2019s China Brief.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a year of patience for China, as the country struggles to shake off the long economic hangover of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Chinese President Xi Jinping seems more than willing to wait. He has maintained a seemingly unbreakable grip on power, well past the point at which he was expected to step down, and retirement is nowhere in sight.<\/p>\n

This year, Xi guided China through high-stakes trade clashes with the United States and, less successfully, through continued economic challenges on the home front. Though this year certainly underscored Beijing\u2019s economic clout on the world stage, with the boom decades now in the rear view, the path ahead is far less clear.<\/p>\n

Below are four trends that China Brief followed in 2025.<\/p>\n

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