Heads Roll as China’s Financial Clampdown Continues
The widening of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive is shaking industry and investor confidence.
Debt Woes Spoil The Country Garden
The real estate giant, once thought to be among China’s strongest, has succumbed to the malaise plaguing the sector.
Aging Opportunity
Beijing and Western financial giants have a mutual interest: Fixing China's pensions system. But can they figure out how to do it?
Logan Wright on the Woes of China’s Property Sector
The economist talks about the health of the Chinese economy and what a slowing China could mean for the rest of the world.
Italy’s BRI Detour
As the Belt and Road Initiative gets ready to celebrate its 10th anniversary, Italy is looking for the off-ramp. Beijing's response, plus Italy's ability to...
Robert Rubin on Whether the U.S. Should Want China to Prosper
The Clinton-era Treasury Secretary and banker discusses why investors should steer away from China and the issues with linking trade and human rights.
China Must Avoid a Debt-Deflation Spiral
If the ‘Two Ds’ become entrenched it could be hard for China’s economy to recover.
Steering Capital
Several countries have sovereign wealth funds, but none can compare to the China's funds in scale or scope. Collectively, China’s sovereign funds managed more than...
Prometheum Power
The rise of a little known cryptocurrency firm reflects the influence China continues to hold over the crypto world.
Brad Setser on the Myths and Realities of China’s Financial Power
The economist and former Treasury official discusses China's currency policy, its influence over U.S. markets and the best way for Washington to respond.
Zongyuan Zoe Liu on the rise of China’s Sovereign Wealth Funds
The political economist talks about the changing roles of China's massive state-backed investment funds, their tie-ups with Wall Street and how Western governments should treat...
Dicey Debt Collection
A look at the murky world of debt collection in China, where strong-arm tactics and often violent threats have created a stigma that will not...