Joseph Torigian on Making Sense of Chinese Politics
The academic talks about the changing understanding of Leninist regimes; common misperceptions of the post-Mao era; and what the collapse of the Soviet Union means...
Global Change of Heart
Has foreign investor sentiment towards China changed for good, or can potential policy changes restore confidence?
Teng Biao on Fascism with CCP Characteristics
The scholar, who has been living in exile from China since 2011, talks about the CCP's 'performance legitimacy'; why the billionaire exile Guo Wengui turned...
The Steel Trap
No other sector has quite embodied China’s rise from a poverty-stricken agrarian state to a modern industrial powerhouse more than the steel industry. It has...
The Yuan’s International Makeover
In a widely overlooked shift, Beijing has started overhauling its approach to RMB internationalization.
Frank Dikötter on Paying Attention to China’s Primary Sources
The historian talks about his new book; why he eschews the sinological armchair; how the architect of modern China is Jiang Zemin, not Deng Xiaoping;...
The Ocean Edge
With its plans for seabed mining and the "blue economy," China is implementing a strategy for the world's warming oceans. The U.S. is trying to...
Chris Miller on the Past, Present and Future of the Chip War
The historian talks about his new book; how the Cold War history of missile systems led him to the semiconductor industry; and why China hasn't...
China’s Fiscal Challenges
Chinese policymakers must address a flawed financing structure.
Is the Benefit of China’s Zero-COVID Policy Worth the Cost?
The Chinese strategy may be more economically sound than many assume, but it is time for the country to adopt a less severe approach.
James Fok on the Flawed Dollar System
The financial markets and HKEx veteran talks about the mistake of decoupling; China's international markets predicament; and why mutual dependencies in the global financial system...
Illusions of Control
Public messaging that Xi Jinping is further consolidating power at the 20th Party Congress would make a financial crisis in China more probable.