China’s Population Decline Is a Result of Decades of Botched Family Planning Measures and...
By Christina Maags
China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years and is set to be reduced by half by the end of...
Global Economy 2023: Why There Will Still Be Plenty of Pressure on Food Prices...
By John Hammond and Yiorgos Gadanakis
Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, the closely watched food price index of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reached its...
Toward 2023: Preparing for Tectonic Shifts in the World Economy
By Dan Steinbock
Colossal structural shifts are taking place in the global economy, as evidenced by the huge challenges during the ongoing year....
China Could Face a Catastrophic COVID Surge as It Lifts Restrictions – Here’s How...
By Francois Balloux
China is the only major country which, until now, has continued to enforce a zero-COVID strategy. Other countries, including Australia, New Zealand...
China Needs to Fuel Recovery in 2023
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
After a tough 2022, China seeks to move toward recovery in...
As Apec Winds Up, ‘Summit Season’ Brought Successes but Also Revealed the Extent of...
By Nick Bisley
Every November, the annual summit meetings of Asia’s key regional institutions attracts the world’s attention. The APEC leaders’ meeting started the trend...
Us-China Talks: Biden and Xi Attempt to Play Down Superpower Tensions but Ukraine and...
By Stefan Wolff
Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Joe Biden of the United States have held their first face-to-face meeting since 2017. The pair met on...
Connection Meets Disruption: The China-Europe Freight Train and the War in Ukraine
By Xiangming Chen
The China-Europe Freight Train (CEFT), which inaugurated its run from the megacity of Chongqing in southwestern China to Europe’s largest river port...
China’s Population is Shrinking and Ageing. What can the Government do?
By Xiujian Peng
China’s population is about to decline and is also ageing rapidly, which will have a profound impact on China’s economy. However, well-designed...
The Fed-Induced Recessions
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
After unwarranted trade wars, a pandemic depression, proxy wars, energy and food crises, global...





















































