Twitter vs. Weibo
A look at the two social media sites: their financials, their business models and their content moderation.
The Yuan’s International Makeover
In a widely overlooked shift, Beijing has started overhauling its approach to RMB internationalization.
China’s Fiscal Challenges
Chinese policymakers must address a flawed financing structure.
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.
China’s Trillion Dollar Holding
Fears that China’s U.S. Treasury holdings are a vulnerability are often overblown.
Reinventing Money
The future of finance — the way Wall Street operates and how you manage your personal finances — is on the verge of upheaval. And...
The Renminbi’s Hostage Crisis
The renminbi’s fall against the dollar this year seems to have caused Chinese policymakers unusual levels of anxiety.
Is The Sino-Russia Relationship Cracking?
A careful examination of recent events should discourage any wishful thinking that Beijing is distancing itself from Moscow.
Xiao Jianhua’s Lost Empire
A look at Xiao Jianhua’s financial empire: the companies involved, what’s happened to them, and what, if anything, remains.
What To Expect from the Twentieth Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Tony Saich’s best guesstimates on Xi’s chances of reappointment, how the party’s leadership structure will change, and what to look for in terms of future...
Trading Truce
A landmark agreement between U.S. and Chinese regulators could stave off further financial sector decoupling