Thinking About China

The analogy was always partial, enticing, and ultimately misleading.

Despite Beijing’s stimulus efforts, China’s economy has slowed in recent months, and it seems set to go slower still in the new year.

Since when is head-chopping part of normal diplomatic dialogue?

Beijing is trying to drive a wedge between Washington and Tokyo while also indirectly constraining the United States.

Guangdong Province’s sluggish economy reflects the broader national picture—both are shaped by Beijing’s refusal to undertake genuine political reform.

U.S. bans on advanced chips are impacting China and offering a parallel to Beijing’s threats to cut off rare earths, but both will likely lead to workarounds.

Chinese returnees are bringing Thanksgiving home and Beijing isn’t happy about it.

Is China where Western companies go to die?

Universities should not stop professors from publishing work deemed unflattering by the Chinese communist regime.

Japan’s new conservative leader is shaking up China’s Pacific plans.

A recent report makes clear that the central bank has chosen to sacrifice China’s immediate monetary needs to support Xi Jinping’s goals.

In the underbelly of the world’s second-largest economy lies a dark and desperate reality.

The Chinese market, which was once a highly sought-after destination for international capital, is now regarded as a high-risk environment.

Beijing adds to the list of ways it hopes to dethrone the dollar and U.S. economic and financial dominance.

The analogy was always partial, enticing, and ultimately misleading.

Despite Beijing’s stimulus efforts, China’s economy has slowed in recent months, and it seems set to go slower still in the new year.

Since when is head-chopping part of normal diplomatic dialogue?

Beijing is trying to drive a wedge between Washington and Tokyo while also indirectly constraining the United States.

Guangdong Province’s sluggish economy reflects the broader national picture—both are shaped by Beijing’s refusal to undertake genuine political reform.

U.S. bans on advanced chips are impacting China and offering a parallel to Beijing’s threats to cut off rare earths, but both will likely lead to workarounds.

Chinese returnees are bringing Thanksgiving home and Beijing isn’t happy about it.

Is China where Western companies go to die?

Universities should not stop professors from publishing work deemed unflattering by the Chinese communist regime.

Japan’s new conservative leader is shaking up China’s Pacific plans.

A recent report makes clear that the central bank has chosen to sacrifice China’s immediate monetary needs to support Xi Jinping’s goals.

In the underbelly of the world’s second-largest economy lies a dark and desperate reality.

The Chinese market, which was once a highly sought-after destination for international capital, is now regarded as a high-risk environment.

Beijing adds to the list of ways it hopes to dethrone the dollar and U.S. economic and financial dominance.