May 21, 2015
SUNTECH, a Chinese solar-energy pioneer, rose to become the biggest clean energy firm in the world. Its boss, Shi Zhengrong, became the richest man in China. Th
May 21, 2015
In February, armed conflict broke out again in Kokang, displacing 100,000 people from their homes. While most fled to relatively safe places in Shan State, or o
May 21, 2015
China, although an outside power, is seeking to carve out a role for itself in the Indian Ocean region through its Maritime Silk Road initiative. The Maritime S
May 21, 2015
After exercising restraint in its nuclear weapons program for decades, China has made the poor choice of upgrading its arsenal in a way that raises concerns abo
May 20, 2015
It’s scary stock-market ratio day! Bloomberg’s Lu Wang and Jennifer Kaplan point out that economist James Tobin’s Q ratio — companies’ market value divided
May 20, 2015
Zhou Xiaochuan is governor of the People’s Bank of China. But among some financial types, he’s earning another, less enviable title: the killer of weekends. O
May 20, 2015
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Brazil yesterday, part of a broader tour of South America that includes stops in Colombia, Peru, and Chile. Li’s visit re
May 19, 2015
China’s policymakers talk much of reform. What really drives them is something different: a fear of chaos. The treatment of the country’s local government deb
May 19, 2015
America’s claim to global economic leadership has suffered another blow. After China’s coup in getting 57 countries to join its new Asian infrastructure bank,
May 19, 2015
The rhetorical spiral of mistrust in the Sino-American relationship threatens to undermine the mutual benefits of the information revolution. Fears about the pa