Chinese leaders have an unenviable problem--how to sustain its explosive economic rise. They have a dragon by the tail as they try to manage economic growth as it shows signs of sputtering, writes Tom Watkins.

The upcoming Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, slated for November 9-12, has become a hot topic in the media. It is expected that future reforms will mainly focus on four aspects, writes Ding Yifan.

The pessimistic outlook on China’s Third Plenum fails to capture the leadership’s momentum, sense of urgency, and collective understanding of the need to embark on big, bold and broad reforms to gain public support before it’s too late, write Cheng Li and Ryan McElveen.

The Third Plenum of the 18th Party Congress is likely to entail significant financial reform, the Party appears unready to contemplate a more liberal course or a fundamental change in the nature of its governance, writes Douglas Paal.

The Third Plenum will be the first major opportunity under China’s new leadership to see how they plan to approach the two major goals of economic and social reform, writes Kerry Brown.

The Chinese contributions towards the allied victory of World War II are often overlooked and because of this China has seen little reward for its efforts since war’s end. However, modern ties with the west have opened the door for China to build on relationships, end lingering issues and gain true recognition for its contributions.

On its opening weekend in the US, the movie “Gravity” grossed $55.8 million, the highest October opening ever. However, how well will the movie open in China?

While the thought of transplanting your entire life to a remote region of the globe is daunting to most, an expatriate with experience living throughout the Asia-Pacific explains that nearly anyone can find success in China with the proper planning and priorities.

The Third Plenary Session of the Communist Party’s 18th National Congress is a pivotal meeting for China’s new leaders, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang. As Henry M. Paulson Jr. explains, there are four reasons to be optimistic about China’s potential economic restructuring in November.

Foreign students in China are deprived of a wide range of meaningful experience while studying in China. They should be allowed to test the limit and find out for themselves that China may not be as terrible as the officious rules make it out to be, writes Nailene Chou Wiest.