Fernando Menéndez, Economist and China-Latin America observer
Jan 25, 2014
Is China engaging in a modern day version of dollar diplomacy? As Fernando Menéndez explains, China’s use of political and economic influence mirrors the previous intervention of the United States in Central America and the Caribbean.
Robert I. Rotberg, Founding Director of Program on Intrastate Conflict, Harvard Kennedy School
Jan 24, 2014
The international community has praised China’s recent destruction of confiscated ivory as an important step towards reducing poaching in Africa. Robert Rotberg writes that China’s actions can spur further international cooperation and become a leader in anti-poaching initiatives.
Liu Shijin, Deputy Director of Development Research Center, China's State Council
Jan 15, 2014
Liu Shijin outlines three policy targets that will be conducive to steady growth in China’s economy, which can then rapidly shift to a more stable rate.
Zhang Monan, Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Jan 14, 2014
The risk of China’s debt crisis is building up and China needs structural solutions in order to effectively solve the issue, writes Zhang Monan.
Steven Hill, Senior Fellow, FairVote
Jan 13, 2014
Steven Hill follows the Chinese money-trail to the United States and concludes that in 2014 wealthy Chinese investors will be on the hunt, and that weakened advanced economies like in the U.S. and Europe are prime targets.
Michael Justin Lee, Lecturer, University of Maryland
Jan 10, 2014
While much of the world has focused on the US Federal Reserve’s phasing out of quantitative easing, more significant economic news came out of China’s interbank market. As Michael Justin Lee explains, China’s year-end liquidity squeeze has implications for the global economy and deserves more attention.
Nicola Casarini, Senior Fellow, Istituto Affari Internazionali
Jan 08, 2014
Following the official launch of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, Dr. Nicola Casarini explores how the internationalization of the renminbi can benefit the global economy with an emphasis on the Eurozone.
Zhang Monan, Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Jan 07, 2014
China needs to review its liberalization financial policies, especially the pace of the liberalization of capital accounts, writes Zhang Monan. 2014’s changing global currency financial environment may bring huge risk premiums to China.
Zhou Shixin, Research Fellow, Shanghai Institutes for Int'l Studies
Jan 07, 2014
2013 has seen three remarkable changes in China-US economic and trade relations, writes Zhou Shijian.
Zhang Monan, Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Dec 23, 2013
With the Central Economic Work Conference just concluded, the important task facing the 2014 Chinese economy seems to be twofold: balancing China's medium and long-term reform with its short-term growth, and balancing its structural adjustment with control and prevention of possible risks, writes Zhang Monan.