Michal Meidan, Director, China Matters
Jul 13, 2015
The government’s aggressive response in stabilizing “Uncle Xi’s bull market,” has highlighted the political nature and disconnect between the stock market and overall economic health. The government must decide whether to continue its efforts to open the capital account and liberalize the exchange rate.
Xu Hongcai, Deputy Director, Economic Policy Commission
Jul 10, 2015
The A-share market has been undergoing an unprecedented plunge since mid-June, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index having declined about 30% and the capitalization of listed companies having shrunk by about 20 trillion yuan (about $3.23 trillion).
Joel Backaler, Associate Vice President, Frontier Strategy Group
Jul 09, 2015
The rapid development of China-U.S. e-commerce is challenging traditional assumptions about how international business is conducted, but there still is a lack of understanding among foreign brands and retailers about what cross-border e-commerce is and how they can leverage it to sell their products to Chinese consumers.
Dan Redford, President, Quantify China Associates
Jul 08, 2015
“China-bashing” rhetoric has for years dominated U.S. national elections cycles, however, can a rapidly increasing and geographically diverse Chinese foreign direct investment in the United States temper this typical national anti-China dialogue?
Curtis S. Chin, Former U.S. Ambassador to Asian Development Bank
Jul 07, 2015
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will help finance billions in infrastructure projects around Asia, and also challenge the existing financial institutions. Curtis S. Chin, provides suggestions on how the new institution should organized to be efficient, environmentally stringent, and respectful of local rights.
Zha Daojiong, Professor, Peking University
Jul 06, 2015
The past two years witnessed the Chinese leadership enunciating a “Chinese Dream” visions for the nation and offering to share the prospects of prosperity and stability with the entire Asia Pacific region and beyond.
Zhang Monan, Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Jul 03, 2015
China has become one of the world’s most important investors and capital exporters, stepping into a new phrase of “GNP” from “GDP” and reversing the mechanism of capital-free flow. So it is imperative to speed up the opening of its capital account.
Sun Chenghao, Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy of Tsinghua University; Visiting Scholar, Paul Tsai China Center of Yale Law School
Jun 30, 2015
There is no denying that elements of competition exist in China-U.S. relations, but strengthening bilateral cooperation still forms the heart of the two countries’ policies towards each other.
Chen Jimin, Guest Researcher, Center for Peace and Development Studies, China Association for International Friendly Contact
Jun 30, 2015
After heated discussions, even confronting debates, the 7th S&ED has still achieved more than 190 results, which clearly illustrates the solid base for bilateral relations.
Sajjad Ashraf, Former Adjunct Professor, National University of Singapore
Jun 25, 2015
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor plans connect China to the Persian Gulf through the quickest route. This huge investment can be transformational for South and Central Asia if Pakistan can improve upon its lackluster performance in FDI absorption and transparent governance.