China

Chinese, US Investment in Global South Not Always Welcome

Chinese deals in US, Europe fall due to anti-China hostility but rise sharply in Global South

May 13

US-China Crackdown on Dubai Scam Centers

Joint enforcement smooths way for potentially friendly mid-May Xi-Trump meeting in Beijing

May 9

China Wins by Waiting

The strategy of strategic absence

May 5

China Threat to US Commodities Pricing Dominance

Geopolitical tensions shifting world’s commodities pricing from US to multipolar system

Apr 21

China Must Double Down on Investing in Productivity

Otherwise, Japanization looms

Apr 17

Onetime Evergrande Tycoon Hui Faces Prison

Beijing refuses property rescue, leaving politically connected mogul to the world’s largest property collapse

Apr 15

China’s Hormuz Problem

Energy security without control

Apr 14

Digital Yuan Shaping Global Monetary Revolution

China’s digital payment platform chips away at US dollar’s global dominance

Apr 2

Former Chinese Graft Watchdog Wang Could Fall Next

Investigation of Wang’s former secretary seen as political rather than corruption

Mar 27 • Our Correspondent

Hidden Tensions in Beijing’s Two Sessions

Xi’s control of the military not total, say analysts

Mar 13 • Our Correspondent

Too Much at Stake to Cancel Beijing Powwow

What Trump and Xi want from each other

Mar 11

China Plays a Canny Game Over Iran

There are times to hit the mute button

Mar 5 • Philip Bowring

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