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...
Keyu Jin on Why China’s Economy Needs to Change
The economist explains how China's current model has run its course and why the country needs speedier political development.
China Floats to the Top
The surge in IPOs on domestic markets is a win for Chinese policy makers and local investment banks.
The Renminbi’s New Role: Sanctions Busting
The Chinese currency remains far from supplanting the U.S. dollar in global trade, but its increasing usage abroad is helping its allies and friends get...
Hong Kong’s New Crypto Creditor
A look at ZA Bank: the firm’s ties to Chinese online insurer Zhongan Insurance, potential parallels with Silvergate Bank, and what Hong Kong’s crypto openness...
How China Benefits from Another US Banking Crisis
No two crises are alike. That is true of recent financial upheavals – the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, the dot-com crisis of...
Chinese Tech Feels the SVB Effect
The collapse of the Californian bank has exposed the financial ties between U.S. finance and Chinese start-ups.
SVB’s First Failure
When Ken Wilcox, a former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, moved to Shanghai in 2011, he was optimistic and eager to start up the bank's...
Nothing Ventured
A look at venture capital investment into China.
Without a Trace
A look at Bao Fan's disappearance and others like it.