Nicholas BorstMar 1, 202320 minEconomy & TechnologyChina’s Balance Sheet ChallengeAfter a decade of rapid credit growth, China is now much more indebted than countries at similar levels of economic development. The...
Mary GallagherMar 1, 202319 minEconomy & TechnologyChina’s Struggle for Common ProsperityThis article compares and contrasts Bo Xilai’s 2011 campaign for common prosperity in the city of Chongqing with the revival of the...
Jeffrey DingMar 1, 202311 minNational Security & Foreign PolicyMeasuring China’s Technological Self-Reliance DriveAssessments of China's efforts to promote indigenous innovation will be fruitless without clear metrics for technological...
Alicia Garcia HerreroDec 1, 202213 minEconomy & TechnologyThe Covid–19 Pandemic and China’s Economic SlowdownThe Chinese economy has been undergoing a structural slowdown during the past decade, due to aging, decelerating productivity, and lower...
David DollarSep 1, 202222 minEconomy & TechnologyXi Jinping’s Mixed Economic RecordThe economic scorecard for Xi Jinping’s ten years in office is mixed. He opened the economy further to foreign trade and investment. He...