Analysis
Analysis
The ‘Anglo-Saxon’ political crisis – from Reagan & Thatcher to Trump & Brexit
Every day the media reports deepening political destabilisation gripping both major ‘Anglo Saxon’ countries - the US and UK. Most important for the world, of course, ...
Read More Why are China and India growing so fast?
The world’s two most rapidly growing major economies are China and India. Both China and India show a common pattern of development which differs sharply ...
Read More Socialist policies can help famine-stricken countries
An immense human catastrophe is threatening in parts of Africa and in Yemen. As the Washington Post wrote in February: "The world is in the grip ...
Read More Why China has made the world’s greatest contribution to increasing human rights
The U.S. Congress has debated expressing its concern over the issue of ‘human rights’ in China - an example can be found in the US House ...
Read More Trump’s economy – cyclical upturn and long term slow growth
It is crucial for China’s perspectives, both economically and geopolitically, to have an accurate analysis of the trends in the US economy. The publication of ...
Read More Good China-Russia relations are the guarantee of world peace
President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow on the way to the G20 summit draws attention to a key fact of present day geopolitics: that good ...
Read More The limits of RMB internationalisation
The dollar's domination of the international monetary system, and the 'exorbitant privilege' it gives the US, to use the phrase of leading US monetary economist Barry ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More One year on, impact of Xi’s agenda-setting Davos speech still felt
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech to the Davos World Economic Forum one year ago, on January 17, 2017, decisively shaped international discussion - the US ...
Read More BRICS are more important for world growth than the G7
The annual BRICS summit, hosted by China in Xiamen on 3-5 September, is the second of two major events in China this year focused on ...
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