The only way to ensure more robust and sustainable growth is creating new patterns and new productive forces. Following the San Francisco Vision, the governments and business communities of both China and the United States should lose no time getting on board.

In this interview with China-US Focus, Myron Brilliant, senior counselor at Dentons Global Advisors-ASG, discusses ways to enhance economic stability and increa

While trying to protect domestic industries through government intervention, technological blockades and financial subsidies, Washington has lashed out at China’s “non-market policies,” which it claims are bad for domestic employment. Such rhetoric doesn’t help America’s international reputation.

Economic and trade cooperation has been regarded as the great stabilizer of China-U.S. relations for many years. As the two countries’ internal and external environments grow ever more complex, however, it’s not clear that this will continue to be the case.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) are working to establish a regulatory regime for stablecoin issuers in the territory as soon as possible. Asset managers and fintech firms are reportedly following the effort very closely. Other governments should do so as well.

By funding the war against Russia, Bretton Woods institutions, such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, undermine the rule of law as embodied in their charters. They have probably violated principles of economic impartiality, prudence and political non-interference.

China’s connectivity project is being reconfigured across the old continent. Western and Eastern Europe are increasingly divided regarding the Belt and Road’s infrastructure projects and investments – yet, Europe as a whole is welcoming monetary connectivity with China and wider adoption of the renminbi.

Reflections on Lessons from Davos for US, China, India & Beyond– When the global order seems to be shifting faster than ever, the need for committed partnerships between established and developing powers should be seen as necessary.

Since the early 1970s the United States and China have exchanged teams of agricultural scientists to explore solutions to food security issues. Agriculture has been a part of the U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement since 1979 and over 2100 U.S. scientists traveled to China to learn more about their technology with a near equal number of Chinese scientists also participating in the exchange. Sadly, this foundational agreement expired in August 2023 and is operating on just a 6-month extension.

The economy will stabilize and improve this year, and prudent monetary policy can bring reductions in the bank reserve ratio and interest rates. In the short term, the priority should be the expansion of domestic demand. In the longer term, innovation must drive high-quality development.