Andrew Sheng, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong
Xiao Geng, President of the Hong Kong Institution for International Finance
Feb 25, 2019
Trade war benefits no one.
Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Yale University
Feb 25, 2019
China has better prospects than the US in a long-term trade war.
Feb 25, 2019
This Monday, the Chinese government released blueprints to connect the economies and infrastructure of the Greater Bay Area, which includes the semiautonomous regions of Hong Kong and Macau and 9 other Guangzhou cities— one of which is Shenzhen, home to Huawei and Tencent. The goal is to create a cluster of cities concentrated in innovation and technology that could rival places like Silicon Valley or New York by 2035.
Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at NATIXIS and Senior Fellow at Bruegel
Feb 22, 2019
Despite the pause in the US-China trade war, the US and China are strategic competitors, and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. China realizes that there is little room to settle long-term disputes and, as a result has shifted towards a strategy that focuses on sustaining growth at any cost, expanding alliances, and advancing its technology.
Hannah Feldshuh, Analyst
Feb 22, 2019
As China’s engagement in Africa increases, critics raise questions about loan terms, as well as its impact on governance and business standards. Still, Chinese analysts and policymakers argue that China will provide much needed development for the continent: a pathway to stability and improved quality of life.
Teresa Kennedy, Master's student at Peking University's Yenching Academy in Beijing
Feb 22, 2019
A Chinese mine in Morococha. Peru brings into focus some of the challenges that come with China’s vision of expanding its global investments.
Kemel Toktomushev, Research Fellow, University of Central Asia
Feb 22, 2019
China’s Belt and Road Initiative has come under fire for its white elephant projects – ‘never-to-be-recovered’ infrastructure projects that provide little value to recipient states. Rather, infrastructure investments have to be focused on quality and impact rather than mere quantity and volume – otherwise, the impacts of such investments will be marginal.
Gene Frieda, Executive vice president, PIMCO
Feb 21, 2019
China must perform a difficult balancing act.
Fernando Menéndez, Economist and China-Latin America observer
Feb 19, 2019
Though China forged a new economic relationship with Venezuela under Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, the PRC’s continued presence is almost guaranteed through the need for Venezuelan oil.
Xu Hongcai, Deputy Director, Economic Policy Commission
Feb 18, 2019
The Chinese economy is still going strong, though some changes are in order.