Trump’s Board of Trade Move Signals the U.S. has Given Up on Changing China
The U.S. president is set to agree on a new framework for U.S.-China commerce at his summit with Xi Jinping, but the details could prove...
China’s Abundance Strategy is At Risk of Failure
Xi Jinping has steered the country’s economy straight into the traps he identified himself five years ago.
Neil Shearing on Living Through the Fractured Age
The economist talks about the world economy’s break down into two blocs, and whether the U.S. or China hold the advantage.
Eswar Prasad on the Doom Loop that Threatens the World
The economist sets out why he is so concerned about current trends in global economics and politics, and what the solutions might be.
China in Latin America: Speak Softly and Spend Freely
Can Donald Trump’s corollary to James Monroe and Teddy Roosevelt’s Latin American policies counter China’s more patient and better-funded approach across the region?
China’s Involution Trap: Profitless Growth Cannot Last
Letting zombie companies fail will be painful, but is essential for building a healthier economy.
The Answer to Germany’s China Problem: Open Up
German leader Friedrich Merz has the chance to take advantage of his country’s reversal of fortunes with China.
Can China Reverse Its Demographic Decline?
Reversing the effects of the one-child policy is set to take a very long time.
David Li on the World’s “Misconceptions” about China
The economist explains why local governments’ debt woes are the key to China’s economic issues, and why the country could do with more Taylor Swift...
American or Chinese Exceptionalism?
Both U.S. and Chinese leaders are guilty of personalizing the conflict-prone Sino-American relationship. Continuing down this path raises the question of which country is truly...
Slowing the Slump
China’s five-year long property market woes have transformed the sector, but there are signs the government is determined to arrest the slide this year.
Chinese AI Companies Ride the Optimism
Investors have been piling in to Chinese AI and chip companies listing in Hong Kong this year with more to come in the pipeline.