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...

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China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth

By Danny Leipziger China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives? China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...

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