Shifting Sands: Unpacking the Divergence in China’s Real Estate Market
Xiaowen Zhang, Jack Burnham and Ye Xue comment on state-owned enterprises and China’s troubled real estate sector.
3001, 2024
0112, 2023
The Industrial Policy Effects of China’s Free Trade Zones
Janu Du writes that the concentration of industries in FTZs can result in a reallocation of productivity, potentially leading to the “hollowing out” effect in existing industries, which can have a beggar-thy-neighbour effect on regional growth.
1703, 2022
China and Africa: Ethiopia case study debunks investment myths
Common perceptions about Chinese engagement in Africa are that it is one-dimensional and sometimes biased. But Chinese private investments in Ethiopia are highly diverse, fluid and complex, writes Weiwei Chen.
1801, 2022
The future of Africa-China economic cooperation
Anzetse Were writes that the narrative on Africa-China relations is driven by the global north and has been persistently one-dimensional, often failing to centre Africa’s views or even China’s views.
1612, 2021
Will the US’s economic containment draw Japan and China closer?
China’s rising economy and fierce competition with Japan in the Asian product and capital markets make it less likely that Japan will open its domestic market freely to Chinese goods, argues Dr Jane Du.
1711, 2021
China Climate Change & Carbon Neutrality Plans Overviews
Henry K. H. Wang writes about China’s long term plans to transition from fossil fuels towards green renewables for its energy needs.
2110, 2021
Understanding Hong Kong’s Housing Woes
Dr Jane Du comments on models for public housing and the major shortages of Hong Kong’s housing sector.
2809, 2021
China’s Water Resources Management
A new book by Seungho Lee investigates water resources management and policy in China over the last two decades.
2408, 2021
Going after the private sector: Xi on a mission
George Magnus reflects on whether the crackdown on private firms and entrepreneurs is a compulsive political campaign leading China down an economic path it would not otherwise choose.
1905, 2021
Is China’s economic rise sustainable?
Turing its back on reform and opening up for a highly centralised and controlled totalitarian system may prove to be the deepest of all flaws in China’s aspirational economic model, writes George Magnus.