Parting paths: from Deng’s vision to Xi’s divergence
China’s current economic woes stem largely from Xi’s abandonment of Deng’s private firm-led paradigm. Read More Here
Tag: Economy
Xi Jinping showcases policy priorities on first trip to Shanghai since 2020
The Chinese president’s itinerary included a futures exchange, technology fair and affordable housing project signalling some of the main items on his agenda in what was his first visit to the city, one of the country’s key economic hubs, since last year’s prolonged Covid lockdown brought it grinding to a halt. Read More Here
Xi’s big push to reverse China’s massive capital flight
Chinese leader following through on vows made to US investors to level corporate playing fields and juice private sector-led growth. Read More Here
How China Lost Europe
China’s European diplomacy is on a losing streak. Both sides may come to regret it. Read More Here
Our Megathreatened Age
It is now common knowledge that economic, monetary, and financial threats are rising and interacting in dangerous ways with various other social, political, geopolitical, environmental, health, and technological developments. And there is little reason to believe that today’s leaders can manage these multiplying risks. Read More Here
Can a Summit Ease U.S.-China Tensions?
Officials in the Joe Biden administration have visited China four times over the past few months, but nothing concrete seems to have come of their efforts. Can next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit really make a difference? Read More Here Also Read: What Xi should say over dinner with US CEOs
Beijing Tightens Its Grip on the Critical Minerals Sector
The West has taken steps to slash its dependence on China, but it still commands supply chains—for now. Read More Here Also Read: Rare Earths in the South China Sea: Adding Fuel to the Geopolitical Fire
America’s Real China Problem
Although everyone is supposed to benefit when individual countries leverage their comparative advantages, this canonical economic theory can run into problems when blindly applied to the real world. In the case of China, American leaders failed to consider why the country exhibits the strengths that it does. Read More Here
The Wars of the New World Order
Recent trends and developments – from the wars in Gaza and Ukraine to the US-China competition – may well herald a fundamental global geopolitical reckoning. The specter of a sustained clash between the West and its rivals – especially China, Russia, and the Islamic world – looms large. Read More Here
The Five Main Drivers of Global Economic Uncertainty
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is just one of several economic and geopolitical trends darkening the outlook for global growth. But while the immediate future seems bleak and could get bleaker, the good news is that we have the capacity to turn today’s vicious cycles into virtuous ones. Read More Here
looking beyond borders 