Hong Kong’s Identity Crisis
Despite its famed resilience, it’s hard to make the case for an upturn in the city’s fortunes, given they now go hand-in-hand with those of mainland China.
Articles
China’s Imagination Deficit
Beijing is providing only stale solutions to the country's economic problems.
A New Architecture for U.S.-China Engagement
Setting up a new joint secretariat could be key to keeping engagement between the world's leading economies on track.
The Economic Costs of America’s Conflict with China
The U.S. penchant to over-hype China's security threat should not be accepted on blind faith.
How China Benefits from Another US Banking Crisis
No two crises are alike. That is true of recent financial upheavals – the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, the dot-com crisis of 2000, and the global financial crisis of 2008-09. It is also the case with crises sparked by geostrategic shocks, such...
Sleepwalking Toward Accidental Conflict
The argument that today’s globalized world has too much at stake to risk a seismic unraveling is the same argument that was made in 1914.
China’s Reopening Spin
When the dust settles on the coming economic snapback, China’s chronic growth problems are likely to resurface with a vengeance.
Warning Signs from Chinese Labor Market Distress
Apparently, social stability imperatives aren’t what they used to be in China.
How China Can End the War in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is in clear violation of principles that China has held sacrosanct for almost 60 years.
China’s Triangulation Gambit
Fifty years ago, America and China isolated the former Soviet Union at a time when its economic foundation was starting to crumble. Today, America is the one being triangulated.
China’s Animal Spirits Deficit
A longtime China optimist fears the recent tech crackdowns represent a tipping point.
Boxed in on China
Balance-of-payments deficits, not the so-called China problem, are the macroeconomic source of America’s overall trade deficit.