China’s New Breed of Multinationals Put the Global South First
Western companies risk missing out as their Chinese rivals expand quickly in the world’s fastest-growing regions.
Balancing AI Pains and Gains
Rapid adoption of artificial intelligence could deal another blow to China’s weak jobs market. The Chinese Communist Party is determined to lessen the impact, but...
Germany Needs to Confront China’s New Reality
Germany and its Western peers must urgently understand the nature and sheer scale of China’s advances if they are to withstand the growing pressure on...
Joe Studwell on Getting Africa’s Economies to Work
The author and journalist discusses whether the ‘Asian tigers’ model is one African countries can emulate, and China’s influence over the region’s development.
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.