Chinese economy

Will China’s economic and social experiments end in success or disaster? Either way, the rest of the world can expect a bumpy ride.

The cooling of China’s real estate sector is good for the economy. But the government is right to be worried about the social consequences of the bubble bursting.

China’s rapid economic advances over the past three decades are undeniable. But as social pressures build, is the country set to relive the trauma of America’s Gilded Age?

With the Chinese government tightening credit, the massive leakage from the formal banking sector into the ‘shadow system’ ultimately risks sinking the country’s financial system.

China is already the world’s biggest investor in clean energy. But it has its sights on hiking wind energy capacity.

Soaring property prices prompted many Chinese to jump on the real estate bandwagon. Is the bubble about to burst?

The number of billionaires in China has doubled in the past two years, according to a new report.

China is assumed by many destined to overtake the US as the world’s leading power. But history shows the dangers of extrapolating from today’s growth numbers.

China’s rise is a fact. The only way for the United States and others to deal with it is to encourage consistent and creative engagement.

State-owned enterprises are thwarting efforts at making big changes to the Chinese economy, a new report says.

Chinese policymakers face a choice – continue with investment-led growth or focus on building a middle class. Either way, the government can’t defy gravity forever.

The current turmoil in the US will make it harder to bridge the cultural divide between China and the West – and will bolster efforts to internationalize use of the renminbi.