China
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Score Analysis
Analysis of China's policy signalling profile
China's WokeMeter assessment score of 19 reflects its low policy signalling intensity in line with Western-style progressive standards. This score is consistent with its global rank of #180 out of 186 countries and sits at the 3.2th percentile. Despite a relatively high score in Legislative/Regulatory Activism (54.85), the overall intensity is diminished by low scores in key areas such as Institutional DEI Policy Intensity (1.17) and Education & Curriculum Signalling (9.81). The absence of Western-style DEI initiatives and progressive content moderation further contributes to the low overall score. Additionally, China's approach to media and platform moderation, which scores 7.84, is more aligned with state control rather than the progressive content moderation measured in this index.
The dimension scores indicate a pattern of minimal signalling intensity across most areas. While Legislative/Regulatory Activism shows some activity, it is not in the context of promoting Western-style progressive policies. The Corporate/Investor Signalling score of 36.79 suggests some level of corporate engagement, but it does not reach the levels seen in countries with strong DEI mandates. The low scores in Speech & Expression Climate (19.35) and Protest & Activism Salience (10.20) highlight limited freedom and activism salience, further reinforcing the low overall signalling intensity. The data reflects a country with limited engagement in the types of policies and initiatives that characterize higher-scoring nations in this index.
Score Breakdown by Dimension
Weighted components of the composite score
Recent Events
Events that influenced this country's score
24 luxury houses at One Stanley sold amid probe into alleged construction defects
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China’s ‘Self-Reliance’ Drive Is Upending Trade With Europe
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India-born US citizen drives research into light at sanctioned Chinese school
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Hong Kong and Indonesia can deepen green finance ties, Jakarta envoy says
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Laws, pledges or an iron grip? How the EU, US and China are reining in AI
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Why do Hong Kong’s Election Committee polls matter as nominations open?
The nomination period opened on Wednesday for election to the 1,500-member body responsible for choosing Hong Kong’s next chief executive and 40 lawmakers. The Registration and Electoral Office received 305 nominations for candidacy on the first day of the window. The South China Morning Post explains the significance of the poll, who has signed up and what to watch for. 1. What is the Election Committee and why is it important? Wednesday marked the start of the two-week nomination period for...
‘No more dumping, no more spying’: European Parliament hardens line on China
The European Parliament voted for a significantly tougher China position on Wednesday, despite strong and long-standing lobbying from Beijing to tone down its official stance. The chamber backed stronger actions against Beijing, stating it is a “decisive enabler” of Russia, calling for a “continuous [European] naval presence and joint exercises” in and around the Taiwan Strait, and urging swift action to counter Beijing’s industrial policy, which it described as an “existential threat to the...
Like father, like son: Chinese duo build mini national engineering marvels in home lab
A Chinese father-and-son duo established a home laboratory to create miniature models of China’s significant national strategic hardware, captivating many online with their skill and passion. Duan Yanjuan, a 13-year-old second-year junior secondary school student in Shanghai, has already replicated turbojet engines, pulse detonation engines, and an electromagnetic aircraft launch system, with assistance from his father, Duan Changzhi. The inspiration for replicating the electromagnetic aircraft...
US risks ceding AI governance leadership to China and the EU
Standing alongside prominent technology executives, US President Donald Trump announced a voluntary agreement under which major artificial intelligence (AI) companies will use internal controls and monitoring, outside audits and board oversight to manage risks. The White House calls the commitments “morally binding”, but the accord does not create a comparable system of legal enforcement. The administration’s logic is understandable. AI is becoming a source of economic and military power, and...
Renault’s plan for Chinese EV motor assembly in small French town sparks job loss fears
In the industrial heartland of Normandy, more than 100km (62 miles) away from Paris, lies the small town of Cleon. Home to fewer than 5,000 residents and a Renault factory, the town and its environs are a near-perfect reflection of the current state of France’s rust belt, where economic activity and jobs are dwindling – the factory’s workforce has shrunk from almost 5,000 to 3,124 in 10 years. Yet the planned arrival of an assembly line from Chinese firm Shanghai E-Drive next year, in...