Xinjiang’s “Blue Miracle”
Fish farming in Xinjiang is being sold as proof that technology can overcome geography. The reality is more complicated: a desert seafood boom built on...
Logan Wright on China’s Financial Decay
The economist explains why China’s export-led growth strategy is at a dead end and what it would take to turn its economy around.
Made of Memory
China’s exports are leaning heavily on a handful of hi-tech, pricey products.
Why Beijing May Favor a “Slow and Steady” Rise For its Currency
Goldman Sachs economists argue that by allowing the renminbi to appreciate by 3-5 percent a year, Beijing can reconcile seemingly contradictory policy goals.
From Pen-and-Paper to AI in Two Generations
Millions of Chinese factory owners have been bequeathed a difficult inheritance. AI offers a way to modernize their parents’ low-margin businesses, but only if they...
China and Japan: Still Arguing, But Still (Mostly) Trading
Trade between the two Asian giants has still been growing despite a months-long diplomatic row. There are important exceptions, however.
The Bargain Hunters
In China, conspicuous consumption is out and thrift is in. Some companies have figured out how to cash in on the trend.
The United States and China Are Leaving a Dangerous Vacuum in Global Leadership
The reluctance of the world’s two foremost powers to uphold the international order risks a repetition of past traumas.
The Return of the Taiwan Tiger
Taiwan’s “tiger” economy is back and burning bright. Driven by U.S. demand for Taiwan tech products, the island’s economy grew almost 15 percent in the...
Benn Steil on Why the Global Order is Falling Apart
The economist talks about how the U.S. and China are together reshaping world trade and why the ideas of a discredited German theorist from the...
The EU Must Confront China’s Trade Challenge
There are three urgent reasons why the EU must tackle China’s destabilizing economic imbalances sooner rather than later. Delaying action until 2027 is not an...
Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown on Fighting and Winning Trade Wars
The authors of a new book on trade conflicts talk about who is to blame for global tensions and whether the U.S. is going about...