China manufacturing

Manufacturing contracted in both China and Japan as the pandemic and related ripple effects continue to take a toll.

There's much more than technoindustrial policy in China’s Fifth Plenum communique, especially when compared to the 2015 outcomes.

The pandemic has raised political pressure for companies to move out of China, but the practicalities of business keep many from doing so.

China’s position as a crucial link is likely to remain unaltered even under new patterns of production.

The pandemic has forced an overdue discussion on what we have inaccurately considered to be “free” markets and “free” trade.

Just as China reopens for business, the U.S. is shutting down amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases.

China's economic data for April came in below expectations, in sharp contrast to rosy data from 2019's first quarter.

China’s economy is in for a rough patch. The response from its leaders will have profound consequences.

Beware an overreliance on manufacturing data when forecasting China’s economic health.

Lessons from the multicultural manufacturing city of Yiwu -- and why other developing countries should be worried.

Insights from Carl Hayward.