China

Wang Hui, author of The Rise of Modern Chinese Thought, now available in English, provides conceptual guidance for understanding China’s intellectual progress in a conversation with INET’s Lynn Parramore.

China’s successful technological development path stands in contrast to the corporate financialization model in the United States

China’s successful technological development path stands in contrast to the corporate financialization model in the United States

Famed short-seller is even more concerned with political fallout from Evergrande than economic/financial woes.

Contrary to rhetoric from Democrats and Republicans, the U.S. has an economic interest in trade and peace with China

An alternative look at the “global savings glut”

The Nobel laureate economist discusses how an activist government is needed to tackle problems like climate change

The removal of term limits for Xi Jinping may be a better indicator of economic health—or crisis—than official statistics

Unregulated, speculative lending markets nearly brought down the global financial system 10 years ago. Now, Western banks are exporting this failed model to the developing world.

China is now the world’s largest greenhouse-gas emitter, accounting for over 25% of the global total. But the country has also demonstrated a growing understanding that a truly green economy promises to improve quality of life and create enormous opportunities for technological and political leadership.

The Implications of Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative for China and the World Economy

The 2008 financial crisis was a shock to faith in entirely free financial markets. But the neoliberal assumptions underlying the previously dominant “Washington Consensus” continue to inform much Western commentary on China’s economy.

Why it’s urgent that China adjust its balance of payment structure and safeguard its foreign assets

A trade war would undoubtedly hurt both sides. But there is reason to believe that the US has more to lose. If nothing else, the Chinese seem to know precisely which weapons they have available to them. China could stop purchasing US aircraft, impose an embargo.

Beijing’s leaders face a critical dilemma over a credit boom that imperils China’s prospects for a smooth transition to a sustainable economic path