Commentary / World Mar 16, 2015
How to succeed in business on the frontiers after China
by Curtis S. Chin
So how should investors conduct business in Asia's frontier markets beyond China — in countries with limited rule of law and transparency?
Commentary / World Mar 9, 2015
Why Beijing is giving Hong Kong less respect
by Masahiro Matsumura
The crux of Beijing's declining respect for Hong Kong is Britain's apparent efforts to enhance its economic relationship with China amid U.S. hegemonic decline.
Commentary / World Feb 2, 2015
China fights deflation on its own
by Yao Yang
During the past two years, China has tightened fiscal and monetary policy in the hope of offsetting the adverse effects of the large stimulus package implemented in response to the 2008 global financial crisis.
Commentary / World Jan 25, 2015
Looser credit policies for China's better cities
by Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng
The best way to sustain China's economic transition and prevent a hard landing is to implement looser monetary and credit policies that enable the most productive cities, companies and industries to generate new added value.
Commentary / World Jan 15, 2015
Moving toward the next Chinese economy
by Zhang Monan
After more than 30 years of extraordinary growth, the Chinese economy is shifting onto a more conventional development path. The difficult rebalancing now under way could lead to an economy that's stronger than ever.
Commentary / World Jan 4, 2015
China needs to embrace 'creative destruction'
by William Pesek
As 2015 starts, China's leaders should learn from the experience of Japan in 2014. The travails of "Abenomics" should be a warning to Chinese President Xi JInping.
Commentary / World Sep 26, 2014
In praise of what looks like China's new norm
by Yao Yang
Based on the rising share of labor's national income, the decline in global demand, the aging population, rapid urbanization and education dividends from younger workers, China's annual growth rate over the next decade is forcecast to average 7.3 percent — which would still be ...
Commentary / Japan Sep 21, 2014
Is China going down the same road as Japan?
by Megan Mcardle
What are the geopolitical implications of China entering a long-term period of Japan-like stagnation but without Japan-like wealth?
Commentary / World Aug 25, 2014
Next time, China might have to face the fire
by Yu Yongding
China's leaders should take advantage of the recent respite from instability and low confidence to redouble their economic reform efforts. Otherwise, they can expect alarm bells to begin ringing again.
Commentary / World Jul 28, 2014
by Lee Jong-Wha
India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi, seems committed to boosting India's competitiveness by improving its business climate. What his plan lacks, though, is a strong focus on expanding labor-intensive industries.
Commentary / World Jun 23, 2014
Rebooting China to a different growth model
by Michael Spence
China has no choice but to change its growth model by pursuing a balanced program of high-return investment, high-value government services and a higher level of household consumption.
Commentary / World Jun 2, 2014
Harnessing the competitive streak in China
by Andrew Sheng
The competition-fueled growth that propelled China's emergence as the world's second-largest economy is no longer enough. The need now is to rebalance competition to address the negative externalities of state and market activities.