1、 China Country Report Grab your readers attention with a great quote from the document or use this space to emphasize a key point. To place this text box anywhere on the page, just drag it. China Country Report Chinese economic growth slows down amid several downside risks March 2022 Political Situa

2、tion A difficult balancing act due to the war in UkraineOverall, the political situation in China is stable, with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) firmly in power. President Xi Jinping has consolidated his power within the CCP, and is perceived as the most powerful Chinese leader since Deng Xiaopin

3、g. It is expected that President Xi will seek a third five-year term as General Secretary of the CCP at the 20th Party Congress in late 2022. Despite increased economic interdependence and rising trade and investment flows, Chinas political relations with key Asian neighbours are partly strained, du

4、e to Beijings rising military clout and a more assertive stance in the region. Japan and several Southeast Asian states are worried about overlapping claims in the East China and South China Seas, while in 2020 Indian and Chinese troops clashed at a disputed boundary in the Himalayas. Beijing has al

5、so increased its military presence in the Taiwan Strait. Sino-US relations will remain difficult, as the issues that led to a deterioration under the Trump administration remain. Next to trade, these also encompass a non-level playing field for direct investments, intellectual property issues, sever

6、al aspects related to Chinas role in the world economy, human rights and rule of law issues, and growing competition for political influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Due to the differences over political and economic and order principles, neither a significant de-escalation nor a comprehensive tr