Analysis
Analysis
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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The new shape of world politics – disorder in the West, stability in the East
The following article on 'The New Shape of World Politics - Disorder in the West, Stability in the East' analyses the reasons for the Trump ...
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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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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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Wrong analyses of China – listed by author and date
Numerous authors make wrong analyses predicting an economic crash or drastic slowdown in China and then, when these fail to occur, nevertheless continue to present ...
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Why China’s social achievements are even greater than its economic ones
Attempts are sometimes made to claim that China’s gigantic economic growth, the greatest in a major economy in human history, and its measurable increases in household ...
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Why Trump won’t persuade Apple to produce the iPhone in the US not China
President Trump has claimed he will persuade or force US companies such as Apple to relocate their production to the US – and move out ...
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China’s economy is growing three times as fast as the US
Publication of US GDP for the 2nd quarter of 2017 means data is now available for both China and the US for the first half ...
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Why Chinese neo-liberals are forced to falsify world history
China's economic discussions are the most advanced in the world - for anyone who follows them what passes for 'economic debate' in most of the ...
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Growth in the G7 ‘Great Stagnation’ will be slower than in the Great Depression!
The Western G7 economies are in, and will remain locked in, very slow growth. How slow this growth is can be seen starkly by taking ...
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