Understanding China

NZIER's Chris Nixon says China was the exceptional opportunity of the past generation. The next trade growth push will probably have to be built market by market, barrier by barrier and opportunity by opportunity

NZIER's Chris Nixon says China was the exceptional opportunity of the past generation. The next trade growth push will probably have to be built market by market, barrier by barrier and opportunity by opportunity

Jim O'Neill see a growing need for international coordination to address growing global imbalances

Jim O'Neill see a growing need for international coordination to address growing global imbalances

Adair Turner argues that China's technological prowess will inevitably drive down industrial employment worldwide

Adair Turner argues that China's technological prowess will inevitably drive down industrial employment worldwide

Mark Tanner says to remain meaningful in China, brands are best to stay focused on their hero products and tight value propositions, whilst being opportunistic about new revenue and purchase opportunities

Mark Tanner says to remain meaningful in China, brands are best to stay focused on their hero products and tight value propositions, whilst being opportunistic about new revenue and purchase opportunities

Yi Fuxian notes former premier Zhu Rongji oversaw two major reforms in China with potentially dire consequences

Yi Fuxian notes former premier Zhu Rongji oversaw two major reforms in China with potentially dire consequences

Mark Tanner sees Chinese consumers seeking out 'simple happiness'. They want complexity in the background, or they want a meaningful challenge where the effort is worth it

Mark Tanner sees Chinese consumers seeking out 'simple happiness'. They want complexity in the background, or they want a meaningful challenge where the effort is worth it

David Mahon argues South Pacific countries like NZ would be better off striving for non-alignment and collective regional interest rather than clinging to hopes of US altruistic leadership

David Mahon argues South Pacific countries like NZ would be better off striving for non-alignment and collective regional interest rather than clinging to hopes of US altruistic leadership

Gene Frieda explains why any strategy for reducing global imbalances must account for China's exchange-rate management

Gene Frieda explains why any strategy for reducing global imbalances must account for China's exchange-rate management

Stephen Roach argues that the resilience touted by Hong Kong's boosters has come to depend entirely on Chinese intervention

Stephen Roach argues that the resilience touted by Hong Kong's boosters has come to depend entirely on Chinese intervention

Jean-Paul Landau & Sebastien Jean warn that the conventional analysis of China's persistent surpluses fails to see them for what they are

Jean-Paul Landau & Sebastien Jean warn that the conventional analysis of China's persistent surpluses fails to see them for what they are

Joschka Fischer is under no illusion about the challenge that China could pose to America's position in the 21st century

Joschka Fischer is under no illusion about the challenge that China could pose to America's position in the 21st century

Westpac's Elliot Clarke says China's domestic businesses and households need immediate, pro-active support, because their economy is struggling to grow without export demand

Westpac's Elliot Clarke says China's domestic businesses and households need immediate, pro-active support, because their economy is struggling to grow without export demand

Arvind Subramanian thinks Chinese exports have had a greater effect on the global economy than any other single factor

Arvind Subramanian thinks Chinese exports have had a greater effect on the global economy than any other single factor

David Mahon finds Chinese development like crossing a river while feeling the stones. China's objectives on the far bank remain clear, but the water level is now higher, the current stronger, and the stones beneath harder to locate

David Mahon finds Chinese development like crossing a river while feeling the stones. China's objectives on the far bank remain clear, but the water level is now higher, the current stronger, and the stones beneath harder to locate

Mark Tanner sees Chinese companies producing things cheaper, faster and smarter than ever before. The impact goes beyond just changing how products are made or delivered - it is altering consumer behaviour

Mark Tanner sees Chinese companies producing things cheaper, faster and smarter than ever before. The impact goes beyond just changing how products are made or delivered - it is altering consumer behaviour