China Economy
Outlook 2021: Can China Rebuild its Damaged Reputation in the West?
Last year saw a dramatic rise in negative perceptions of China. What can Beijing do to reverse the trend in 2021?
China’s Yuan Along for the Ride in US Election Drama
China’s yuan has emerged as a global currency that is uniquely sensitive to the outcome of the US election.
China’s Economic Realism: The EU Experience
The tenets of the liberal world order are often set up in zero-sum opposition to the benefits of Chinese investment, and no one knows this better than the European Union.
China Turns the Economic Screws on Australia over COVID-19 Inquiry
A new dynamic is emerging in China-Australia relations: Beijing brandishing the economic stick whenever Canberra steps out of line.
Data Puts China’s Recovery Prospects in Doubt
The first official data has been published outlining the economic hit to China from COVID-19, and it’s considerably worse than many were expecting.
COVID-19: Economic Impact Round-up (2-26-2020)
Recounting the latest economic disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Wuhan Coronavirus & the Chinese Economy
For a Chinese economy still reeling from the US trade war, the Wuhan coronavirus couldn’t have hit at a worse time.
Signs of Infrastructure Spending Boost in China
With a flagging economy and no end to the US-China trade war in sight, will Beijing go back to the infrastructure stimulus well?
Hong Kong Protests: Echoes of Tiananmen Square
Hong Kong’s quest for identity recognition, transparency, good governance, and rule-of-law is starting to resemble one of the darkest moments in China’s modern history.
Huawei’s ‘Teachable Moment’ on Public Diplomacy
The Chinese telecom’s public diplomacy blitz in the United States has room for improvement.