Jan 24, 2013

As China enters the urban age, Kam Wing Chan writes that a critical part of the Chinese dream is the "urban dream" - the promotion of urbanisation to generate household consumption to put the economy on a sustainable footing.

Jun 29, 2012

Last year, for the first time in Chinese history more people lived in cities and towns than in the countryside. Some 690 million urban dwellers now account for

Dec 20, 2011

With the U.S. economy in the doldrums and Europe's ongoing debt crisis continuing its downward spiral, analysts are left to wonder if China might be the sav

Aug 01, 2011

(This commentary first appeared on March 28, 2011.) This year China endured its grueling 40-day annual chunyun — the epic “spring movement” of an estimated 1

Jul 16, 2011

In the popular media and the business world, urbanization is often the most cited fundamental driver of global economic growth, especially for the next few deca