Analysis

Economy

China is now the main pillar of globalisation

The following article, showing the way China has become the main strategic pillar of globalisation, was written to analyse Xi Jinping's visit to the World Economic Forum ...
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US share markets fell… so Trump picked up the phone to China!

‘Mr. Trump has looked to calm markets, which have gyrated in recent days’ – that was the comment of the Wall Street Journal on the ...
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China’s socialist ‘reform and opening up’ improved the lives of a greater proportion of humanity than any other country in human history

An earlier article in this series marking the 40th anniversary of China's 'Reform and Opening Up' showed that ​China since 1978 is the fastest sustained growth ...
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The global significance of China’s discussion on the economy’s ‘supply side’

  A major discussion is taking place in China on the issue of its economy’s ‘supply side’. Naturally there are aspects of this which relate ...
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The ‘Belt & Road’ region will be the main locomotive of the world economy

The importance of the Belt and Road (B&R) summit for China and participating countries is well known. What is not so widely grasped is that ...
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The American Way leads to Americans dying early

American politicians remorselessly claim that theirs is the 'greatest country' and the 'American way' is the best way. But if so it poses a puzzling ...
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Why Adam Smith’s ‘classical theory’ correctly explained Asia’s growth

The growth of Asia’s rapidly developing economies is a vital practical issue for the living standards of billions of people and a decisive test of ...
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Deng Xiaoping – the world’s greatest economist

​August 22, 2014 was the 110th anniversary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping. Numerous achievements would ensure Deng Xiaoping a major position in China's history ...
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To become a high income economy China needs to study facts not myths

​Unfortunately some discussion in the media of how China can become a 'high income' economy fails to follow the fundamental Chinese saying ‘seek truth from ...
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Why the US turned protectionist – while China defends an open global econmy

It is a major mistake to believe that the US only made a turn towards protectionism starting with Trump. The US turn towards protectionism already started ...
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