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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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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What China achieving ‘moderate prosperity’ means for itself & the world

China's key annual "two sessions," the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, reaffirmed China's strategic medium term goal to create a "moderately prosperous ...
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Why the US not China threatens world peace

​A concerted attempt is being made by the US to raise tensions in the region surrounding China - in the South China Sea and elsewhere. ...
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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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