While Xi reigns, China's economy is unreformable
His principal achievement since coming to power in 2012 is to put Deng’s reforms sharply into reverse
Chinese economy
Wednesday
Monday
Why are Chinese students giving up on architecture?
Students have given up on building the physical world in the hope they’ll earn more in the virtual one
Wednesday
Why is Germany still cosying up to China?
German industry is far too exposed to China — and that will end up being very expensive
Thursday
Hungary has become China’s useful idiot
This week a security deal was announced that could see Chinese police on the streets of Hungary
Saturday
How the Chinese markets lost faith in the CCP
There is a palpable concern about financial instability in China that travels all the way up to Xi Jinping
Saturday
The thoughts of Chairman Xi – in digestible form
China will not become America 2.0 — not the world’s policeman so much as the world’s secret policeman
Sunday
How China cornered the green market
Beijing is miles ahead in a tech race that western countries hadn’t quite realized was under way
Thursday
Biden and Xi's meeting is a boost to the global economy
Xi may well have decided that a slow-motion Cold War with the US is not something he needs right now
Friday
Can Xi successfully stage manage Li Keqiang's legacy?
The government seems very alive to this possibility
Saturday
Beijing is right to be worried about the Chinese economy
Its beleaguered real estate market — accounting for about a quarter of GDP — is facing years of correction and shrinkage
Sunday
Xi’s iron fist is hurting China’s economy
The country wants foreign investment while attacking foreign companies
Tuesday
Is China's debt-fuelled economy doomed?
A seemingly endless property boom has seen rampant speculation and the building of ‘ghost cities’