The Hunt for an Heir
The entrepreneurs at the forefront of China’s economic emergence in the 1980s and '90s are retiring. Who will succeed them?
The Looming Power of China’s Energy Megabases
The country’s enormous combined wind, solar and coal bases demonstrate in full China’s economic strengths and weaknesses.
Meredith Oyen on Chinese Immigration Into the United States
The historian talks about the role migrant policy could play in U.S.-China relations and whether national security concerns are justified.
Jason Bedford on the Weak Spots in Chinese Banks
The longtime analyst explains why China’s banking system is key to understanding its economy, and why its top lenders might be both stronger — and...
Oren Cass on The Benefits of Tariffs
The economist discusses the need for a new global trading system.
Elizabeth Economy on What the U.S. Should Want from China
The academic and former Biden administration advisor on what she tried to achieve in government and what Trump is getting right and wrong about China.
China is Not Undergoing Japanification
Comparing the China of today with the Japan of the 1990s won’t help fix the Chinese economy’s problems.
‘Deep-Sea Fishing’: Why China’s Local Governments Are Resorting to Extortion
Business confidence can only truly return in China when Beijing addresses the perverse incentives that prevail within the system.
What Will Happen at China’s Two Sessions?
This month’s meetings will offer crucial insights into where Beijing intends to steer the economy and how it might deal with Trump.
Going it Alone
How the U.S. learned to deploy hard-hitting economic strikes against its enemies — even when its allies were reluctant to join in.
China’s Overcapacity is Finally Reaching its Limits
Beijing has consistently failed to address the root causes of excess supply. The situation may now be out of its hands.
A Seat at Xi’s Table
A deep dive into the private companies invited to meet the Chinese leader.