Understanding China

From freezing the bubble to a beautiful China

22 Jan 18, 12:18pm

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Brad Potter of Nikko AM shares recollections of a recent trip to China and takes a close look at the country's efforts on pollution and the property bubble
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China milk at the intersection of online and offline shopping

17 Jan 18, 9:37am

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Fonterra partners with Alibaba's Hema Fresh to launch fresh milk product in China utilising the power of mobile data
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Keeping the pressure on

15 Jan 18, 2:47pm

Siah Hwee Ang

Siah Hwee Ang says while New Zealand is on summer break China has been churning out 2018 resolutions
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Has China’s economic growth finally stabilised?

3 Jan 18, 9:50am

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Yu Yongding says widespread forecasts of stable 6.5% growth ignore slowing fixed asset investment and expectations need to be reined in
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China in Transition: What to look out for in 2018

22 Dec 17, 7:41am

Siah Hwee Ang

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Siah Hwee Ang gazes into a crystal ball to see what next year has in store for China's impact on NZ, trade and globalisation
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45 years and counting

19 Dec 17, 10:02am

Siah Hwee Ang

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Siah Hwee Ang says a change in mindset will be required to manage NZ-China ties beyond the celebration of the 45-year relationship so far, and into the next five years
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China’s solitary development model

6 Dec 17, 9:16am

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Xi claims a "new era" version of non-democratic economic and political organisation superior to Western systems. But the Chinese development model is deficient in fundamental respects says Pranab Bardhan and not easily reproducible elsewhere
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Preparing for the Trump trade wars

22 Nov 17, 9:06am

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Taking the initiative to boost trade and other commercial contacts is the best way to resist a trade war says Bill Emmott. Prepare for the worst by negotiating multilateral agreements to preempt American mercantilism
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China's vision for the next 30 years

16 Nov 17, 8:50am

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Chinese academic sees China on the right path, with a clear development blueprint and a powerful leader whose political clout all but guarantees continued reform. But major demographic issues loom
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'China’s covert, corrupting & coercive political influence in NZ at critical level'

14 Nov 17, 11:24am

Gareth Vaughan

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Academic calls on new government to take a fresh look at NZ's relationship with China & face up to some of the political differences and challenges
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What does Xi Jinping want?

4 Nov 17, 2:51pm

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Keyu Jin says Xi wants a smooth transition into modernity for China, cementing the Party's authority and ensuring his own legacy
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When China leads

3 Nov 17, 5:02am

Kevin Rudd

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Kevin Rudd says President Xi is driving China in a new direction, and whether we like it or not, the rest of us had better understand his agenda sooner rather than later
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China vs. the Washington Consensus

2 Nov 17, 8:44am

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Adair Turner shows how East Asia is winning by ignoring warnings of wasteful investment in low-return domestic projects, and by forcing their firms to compete fiercely in the West's open markets
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Why China’s capital-account liberalisation has stalled

1 Nov 17, 1:57pm

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Yu Yongding says massive capital account deficits fueled by capital flight needed to be stopped to prevent China's net foreign asset disappearing. Capital account liberalisation needs to wait for a healthier, stronger financial system, he says
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The China briefing

30 Oct 17, 11:58am

David Chaston

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David Chaston with 10 more things you need to know about developments around and involving China; jobless rate falls; growth rate no longer targeted; David Mahon; Xi, Xi, Xi; rail freight; securitising rental housing; yield inversions
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The China briefing

23 Oct 17, 10:29am

David Chaston

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David Chaston with 10 more things you need to know about developments around and involving China; fraud, smugness, neighbour's views, imbalances, restructuring, illusions, influence, housing, more fraud, and the savings glut
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China briefing

16 Oct 17, 11:18am

David Chaston

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David Chaston with 10 more things you need to know about developments around and involving China
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The economic case for China’s Belt and Road

14 Oct 17, 7:55am

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China's massive international infrastructure project will benefit the world much like the post-WWII Marshal Plan did for Europe, says Shang-Jin Wei. And the costs are not high for China, although the returns might be
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