As COVID-19 Goes Global, New Risks Increase
By Dan Steinbock
In addition to the Chinese mainland, the struggle against the new cases and outbreak clusters of the COVID-19 is shifting to countries...
How the Philippines is Missing China’s Soft Rebound
By Dan Steinbock
During the six-year Duterte era, the Philippine ties with China were recalibrated from friction to cooperation. In the past year,...
China’s Digital Transformation: The Internet’s Impact on Productivity and Growth
By Yougang Chen, Jeongmin Seong and Jonathan Woetzel
Some 18 months ago, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the explosive growth of e-tailing...
Can China Broker Peace in Yemen – and Further Beijing’s Middle East Strategy in...
By Mahad Darar
After nearly a decade of grinding conflict, Yemen looks to be inching toward a peace deal.
Talks between the Houthi movement controlling much of...
How China’s Response to Zero-Covid Protests Could Affect Global Business
By Stephen Morgan
The recent protests in China against the country’s zero-COVID policy have been unprecedented in their scale, intensity and distribution. Protestors numbering in...
China’s Latest Diplomatic Move Will Extend Its Trade, Energy, Financial and Maritime Power
By Jose Caballero
China’s billions of dollars in global investments and infrastructure projects seem to be paying off politically and economically.
Just recently, Honduras signalled it is set...
China – Leading to World Recovery – and Beyond
By Peter Koenig
China’s currently ongoing (4-11 March 2021) annual parliamentary meeting, known as the “Two Sessions”, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and...
All You Need To Know About Business In China
By Jeffrey Towson and Jonathan Woetzel
Six big trends are shaping the country’s future, as investor Jeffrey Towson and McKinsey’s Jonathan Woetzel explain in this...
Life After COVID: Most People Don’t Want a Return to Normal – They Want...
By Stephan Lewandowsky & Ullrich Ecker
We are in a crisis now – and omicron has made it harder to imagine the pandemic ending. But...
An Assessment on China’s Inflation Trend and Outlook
By Wei Hongxu
In the quarterly meeting of its monetary policy committee, the People's Bank of China (PBoC) repeatedly mentioned price stabilization in its policy...





















































