Dan Steinbock, Founder, Difference Group
Apr 05, 2011
As the dust settles from Japan’s devastating triple tragedy — the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, plus the ongoing nuclear power crisis — the country w
Yu Yongding, Former President, China Society of World Economics
Apr 03, 2011
BEIJING – Despite shaky economic fundamentals, US government securities are usually regarded as a safe haven. Whenever a crisis erupts, the value of US Treasur
Yu Yongding, Former President, China Society of World Economics
Mar 31, 2011
Efforts should be made to establish a supranational currency as part of a new international financial order The start of the G20 meeting in Nanjing on Thursday
Mar 31, 2011
Gradual internationalization of renminbi will benefit world's financial markets, but lessons of others should be heeded. G20 seminar on reshaping the global
Mar 21, 2011
A world kept busy lately watching, first, the revolts in the Middle East, and now, the tragic aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, should keep an eye too on the w
Mar 19, 2011
China's robust economy makes business success look easy. But the Asian country has rules, mores, and costs that multinationals ignore at their peril, as Hew
Wang Yong, Professor, Peking University
Mar 18, 2011
As France takes over presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) this year, the international community has great expectations for it achieving a better, fairer and mor
Lester R. Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute
Mar 16, 2011
China is at war. It is not invading armies but expanding deserts that threaten its territory. As old deserts grow, as new ones form and as more and more irrigat
Daniel Ikenson, Director, Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
Mar 15, 2011
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the U.S.-China relationship should be brimming with good will. By that standard, 2010 was a celebration o
Xu Mingqi, Deputy Director, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2011
The 12th Five Year Plan has rightly focused on transformation of China’s mode of economic development as top priority in the years ahead. However, without further reform of the economic system and government dependence on particular industries and interest groups, it will be very difficult to swing the focus to innovation and insure the long run of sustainable economic development.