Charlie Parton, Associate fellow of The Royal United Services Institute
May 16, 2018
To achieve its goal of becoming a leading global power by 2050, China must resolve its looming water shortage, writes Charlie Parton.
Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at NATIXIS and Senior Fellow at Bruegel
May 02, 2018
If China’s moves towards financial opening did not soften the U.S. administration’s stance toward China after President Trump’s visit last year, why would this year’s Boao Forum speech, containing mostly old ideas, be any different?
Apr 19, 2018
The world has seen enough great power conflict.
Cheng Li, Director, John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution
Gary Xie, Student at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Apr 18, 2018
In April 2017, President Xi Jinping designated three counties in Hebei Province as the “Xiong’an New Area.” This special development area is crucial for Xi’s “new era” ¬–– and for his legacy. The success or failure of Xiong’an could affect his new vision for China’s development.
Gregory Kulacki, Senior Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists
Apr 12, 2018
China's a lot less scary up close.
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.
Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Yale University
Mar 21, 2018
To figure out what will change under a different framework for leadership succession, it is important to cut through the authorities’ opaque rhetoric – the “moderately well-off society” transitioning into the “new era” – and stress-test their basic development strategy.
Qin Xiaoying, Research Scholar, China Foundation For Int'l and Strategic Studies
Mar 21, 2018
The spontaneous applause that arose when Wang Qishan, the country's chief graft buster, appeared in front of the ballot box showed the high expectations placed on the fight against corruption.