China economy

A more nuanced look at China's economic indicators is necessary to understand current trends.

China’s impressive topline growth figures mask underlying disparities and societal unease. 

More than a year after China scrapped its zero-COVID policy, it has become clear that most analysts underestimated the adverse impacts on business and consumer sentiment. 

A full pivot to war preparations is unlikely, but China will continue to shift toward a fully centralized economy. 

The president’s speech has a clear goal of boosting Chinese people’s declining confidence amid the past difficult years.

The trip, when Deng met Lee Kuan Yew for the first time, offers a reminder of the importance of competent leadership to nations' development.

The country's economic model depends on the world absorbing its surplus production. As protectionism grows elsewhere, Europe is increasingly exposed to these dumping practices.

China’s signals that its economy is open for business and tourism are increasingly urgent, but will they be effective?

Waning productivity and declining growth in China cannot be explained by the pandemic or even demographic shifts. It is also the consequence of an unfinished reform agenda. 

Insights from Allen Morrison.

An English-speaking economist, Li was considered a contender to succeed then-Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Jintao in 2013.

The East Asian countries that escaped the middle income trap did so on the backs of strong private enterprises. China is hamstringing its own corporate giants.