One Belt One Road
From the Editor
The recent G20 summit hosted by Xi Jinping has emphasised the decline of American hegemony in South East Asia and has underscored...
How China’s Increasingly Emotional Consumers Are Shaking the World
By Jeffrey Towson
The changing behaviour of Chinese consumers is now regularly shaking the world. Suddenly, when these consumers change their minds about something, it...
China’s Environmental Challenges
By Judith ShapiroChina’s huge environmental challenges are tied to domestic politics, rapid economic growth, and an intense phase of globalization. With rising wealth there...
Luxury is a Necessity in People’s Republic of China: Social Rejection of New Wealth...
By Pierre Xiao Lu
Research Phenomena
China is the second largest market for luxury goods in the world, behind the US and before Japan1. More...
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s New “Four Comprehensives” are a rebuke of the West
By Jeff J. Brown
President Xi Jinping fully understands that China’s freedom from Western exploitation, its successful, independent economic and geopolitical policies, and the...
An Expanded BRICS Could Reset World Politics but Picking New Members Isn’t Straightforward
By Bhaso Ndzendze and Siphamandla Zondi
Eager to escape perceived western domination, several countries – mostly in the global south – are looking to join the Brics bloc. The five-country...
The Xi Decade: New Thought for the New Era
By Dan Steinbock
In the Xi decade, Chinese transition to the post-industrial society will accelerate, despite the new normal in the world economy.
As the 19th...
China and Trump: A New Mega-narrative
By Zha Daojiong
Is the relationship between the United States and China destined to start off on a negative footing under President Trump? Such questioning...
China’s International Financial Mobilisation
By Erik Berglof
It has been clear for some time that China is turning outward, leaving its traditional position, once formulated by Deng Xiaoping, of...
Prospects for U.S.-China Relations in the Biden Era
By Mr. He Jun
The U.S. presidential election which will be held on November 3 is drawing ever closer. As the Trump administration performs poorly...
