Youth Unemployment and China’s Economic Future
Young women’s darkening employment outlook is just one of many signs that the Chinese economy is headed in the wrong direction.
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China’s Youth Unemployment Problem
Record-breaking figures for joblessness among young workers weaken the Chinese economy's near- and long-term prospects.
China’s Brutal COVID Winter
The precautions to reduce Covid-19 infections are simply not an option for many Chinese households.
What China’s Zero-COVID Drama Foreshadows
The public’s rejection of the Chinese government's COVID rules raises the political stakes of the next controversial policy.
How Xi Jinping Can Strengthen the Chinese Economy
The Chinese leader needs to improve the policy making process.
China’s Future Will Reflect Russia’s
China is now continuing a century-long pattern of mirroring its neighbor’s historical trajectory.
Carbon Neutrality with Chinese Characteristics
The facts favor China’s ambitious goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2060.
China’s Three-Child Policy Won’t Help
Without broader reforms to address high costs of living and rural-urban divides, China’s new policy could make the difficult problem of a declining fertility rate even worse.
China Must Embrace Remote Work
Covid-19 has spurred a far-reaching shift to telecommuting in the West. But China has not followed suit, even though the payoffs would be far larger for it.
The Two Sides of Chinese GDP
Behind the world’s second-highest GDP are hundreds of millions of people who just want to stop being poor.