China’s New Global Role: President Xi in Washington and the UN
By Dan Steinbock
The recent Washington summit took the US-China bilateral relations onto a new level, while President Xi’s UN visit gave a glimpse...
Interview with Dan Steinbock on the Chance of the RMB to Join the SDR...
1. In your opinion, what is the chance of the RMB to join the SDR basket this year? Has it met all the criteria?...
The Internationalisation of the Renminbi (Interview with Dan Steinbock)
By Dan Steinbock
According to Dan Steinbock, the internationalisation of the renminbi is accelerating. The inclusion of the yuan in the IMF basket...
Can Hong Kong Overcome Complacency?
By Dan Steinbock
In the past, so the legend goes, Hong Kong feared nothing. Today, the city seems frozen by its obstacles. Can it...
Civilised Cities: A New Model of Sustainable Urbanisation with Chinese Characteristics
By Bao Zonghao
The title of the civilised city, which is awarded every three years since 2005, has been the highest comprehensive accolade for Chinese...
“The Still Running Red Queen” – China Since the Financial Crisis
By Michael Murphree and Dan Breznitz
In the years following the Financial Crisis, China managed to avoid recession. In this article, Michael Murphree and Dan...
The Greening of Asia: Businesses’ Role in the World’s Biggest-Ever Environmental Clean-Up
By Mark L. Clifford
The challenge of improving Asia’s environment has been translated into business opportunities. These range from providing clean, always on, tap-water and...
China and Europe: Reconnecting Across a New Silk Road
by Xiangming Chen and Julia Mardeusz
Since 2013, economic and trade relations between China and Europe have grown significantly. In this article, the authors look...
How Will China Rebalance?
By Michael Pettis
China urgently needs to rebalance its economy, but how it chooses to do so should not be constrained by undue focus on...



































































