Apr 19, 2018
China posted stable growth in its fiscal revenue in the first quarter of 2018.
Andrew Sheng, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong
Xiao Geng, Director of Institute of Policy and Practice at Shenzhen Finance Institute, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mar 27, 2018
The test is whether the Chinese system adapts to long-term challenges and contributes to national and global wellbeing, not whether it adheres to Western standards.
Zhong Wei, Professor, Beijing Normal University
Mar 21, 2018
Policy continuity is one of the main features of this year’s Government Work Report.
Niu Tiehang, Senior Fellow, CCIEE
Mar 20, 2018
China’s aim in the new economy is to better the well-being of people in China and around the world.
Andrew Cainey, Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme and Global Economy & Finance at Chatham House
Mar 19, 2018
Too often, analysis of China underestimates how aware China’s leaders are of the challenges they face and fails to place announcements in the right context. Li’s NPC work report is another sign that the leadership is indeed well-aware and is giving itself the space to tackle these challenges and to steadily make progress on the substance of reform.
Ding Yifan, China Forum Expert and Deputy Director of China Development Research Center
Mar 12, 2018
China has overcome the predictions of economic doomsayers.
Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at NATIXIS and Senior Fellow at Bruegel
Mar 08, 2018
China watchers were looking for signals of economic reform at the recent Central Committee meeting. The meeting introduced relevant amendments to China’s Constitution, the first since 2004. Alicia Garcia Herrero analyzes the possible impact of these amendments on China’s economic reform process.
Mar 07, 2018
China is fully confident of its ability to fend off systemic debt risks, while it continues to strengthen control over local government debt, Finance Minister Xiao Jie said on Wednesday.
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Mar 06, 2018
Today the PRC’s middle class is thought to number about 430 million, larger than America’s entire population. As this number grows so will China’s buying power, offering one possible antidote to the Trump administration’s trade complaints.
Mar 05, 2018
China aims to expand its economy by around 6.5 percent this year, the same as in 2017.