Zhang Monan, Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Dec 23, 2013
With the Central Economic Work Conference just concluded, the important task facing the 2014 Chinese economy seems to be twofold: balancing China's medium and long-term reform with its short-term growth, and balancing its structural adjustment with control and prevention of possible risks, writes Zhang Monan.
Yu Yongding, Former President, China Society of World Economics
Dec 23, 2013
At the recent Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, China's leaders produced a 60-point "resolution" covering six areas. But a shopping list of reform objectives – many of which were not as bold or novel as promised – is inadequate to address the deep contradictions undermining China’s development.
Wing Thye Woo, Professor, University of California
Dec 20, 2013
China's latest round of reforms arrives at a critical moment in the debate about the renminbi’s internationalization. Should the renminbi join the US dollar and the euro as an international vehicle currency, and can Shanghai subsequently become a first-tier international financial center?
Yi Xianrong, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2013
The success of the Third Plenum’s recently announced economic reforms rely heavily on the outcome of China’s financial sector reforms. Important topics to monitor, writes Yi Xianrong, include interest rate liberalization, stock market regulation, changes to the exchange rate regime, and the risk that these reforms entail.
Dan Steinbock, Founder, Difference Group
Dec 16, 2013
In the United States, proposed budget deals may ensure stability in the short-term. In China, the ongoing economic reforms could foster sustained growth in the medium-term. In both cases, new challenges await after 2015.
Qian Liwei, Researcher, China Institutes of Contemporary Int'l Relations
Dec 13, 2013
Following the whirlwind tour of high-level interactions between the United States and China, Qian Liwei examines the synergistic relationship between the two countries and lays out steps for a future built on cooperation.
Dec 13, 2013
Renowned business commentators Shi Mingshen and Li Zhenyu weigh in on the biggest bright spot of China's economic reform pledges and its significant, wide-ranging implications.
Steven Hill, Senior Fellow, FairVote
Nov 29, 2013
Steven Hill writes that few of the proposals from the Third Plenum really grapple with the profound contradictions of China's economy today.
Wang Feng, Professor, University of California
Nov 27, 2013
The Chinese government announced that it will ease restrictions on the number of children couples can have.
Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Yale University
Nov 27, 2013
Changes suggested by the Third Plenum could be useful for America’s ailing economy.