How China is Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Couples who have More than...
By Stuart Gietel-Basten
In November 2015, China announced it would abandon its one-child policy and switch to a national two-child policy. It is now...
China’s Military and Growing Power
By Peter E. Robertson
The Soviets matched the US only by spending up to 20% of GDP on the military during the Cold War. This...
US Freedom of Navigation Operations Carry Potential Risks
By Jia Chunyang
A comparison of the course of action of China and the US with their operations in the South China Sea will reveal...
Philippines 2016: Navigating Between the US and China
By Dan Steinbock
In the past six years, Washington and Manila have been cementing a military alliance, which is reassuring to many...
China’s New GDP Range Target is a Balancing Act
By Dan Steinbock
China’s new growth target of 6.5-7% will ensure more flexibility amid deceleration at home and stagnation in the West. It...
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...
US, China and Ultra-Low Oil Prices
By Dan Steinbock
The US-led petrodollar era is being surpassed by a multipolar oil age in the Middle East. The transition is permeated by fundamental...
US-China Relations: the Pentagon versus High Tech
By James Petras
Step by step, Washington is inexorably setting up a major provocation against China. Until now, the Obama regime tightened a military encirclement...
Behind the UK-China-EU Ménage à Trois
By Dan Steinbock
In the short-term, the UK-China ‘golden decade’ will be reflected in a series of multi-billion pound business deals. In the medium-term, it...
Here Is the Path to Peace in the South China Sea
By Hu Bo
President Xi Jinping's meeting with US President Barack Obama provides a rare opportunity for benign interactions to take place that allow for...
