Understanding China

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

Stephen Roach laments that the Chinese government has paid little more than lip service to its greatest macroeconomic challenge

Stephen Roach laments that the Chinese government has paid little more than lip service to its greatest macroeconomic challenge

China-based business consultant David Mahon says New Zealand could be risking its trade relationship by pandering to the United States’ security concerns

China-based business consultant David Mahon says New Zealand could be risking its trade relationship by pandering to the United States’ security concerns

Miao Yanliang thinks the answer to what China is doing with its gigantic trade surplus says a lot about its economy's trajectory, particularly its progress on financial deepening

Miao Yanliang thinks the answer to what China is doing with its gigantic trade surplus says a lot about its economy's trajectory, particularly its progress on financial deepening

Brahma Chellaney shows how America's policies toward South Asia are straining the bilateral relationship with India

Brahma Chellaney shows how America's policies toward South Asia are straining the bilateral relationship with India

Stephen Roach thinks Xi Jinping's heirarachy of ultimatums, with Taiwan now firmly at the top, is sending mixed signals

Stephen Roach thinks Xi Jinping's heirarachy of ultimatums, with Taiwan now firmly at the top, is sending mixed signals

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan explains how volatility creates distorted incentive that makes escalation more profitable than peace

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan explains how volatility creates distorted incentive that makes escalation more profitable than peace

Yi Fuxian sees the 'lying flat' movement as symptomatic of China's deepening demographic crisis

Yi Fuxian sees the 'lying flat' movement as symptomatic of China's deepening demographic crisis

Channing Lee thinks Taiwan's role in global value and supply chains offers an under-appreciated form of resilience

Channing Lee thinks Taiwan's role in global value and supply chains offers an under-appreciated form of resilience

David Mahon summarises the outcomes of the recent US-China summit in Beijing from his unique Beijing-based perspective

David Mahon summarises the outcomes of the recent US-China summit in Beijing from his unique Beijing-based perspective

Stephen Roach highlights the ancient Chinese warrior-philosopher Sun Tzu's emphasis on the importance of strategy and reason

Stephen Roach highlights the ancient Chinese warrior-philosopher Sun Tzu's emphasis on the importance of strategy and reason