First published: 3 February 2026
During a Covid lockdown in Shanghai,
China’s leaders are spooked
First published: 28th October 2024
(This is slightly longer and different from the version published in The Spectator,
The Comeback of Industrial Policy: Adam Smith, Bidenomics and the global system
Summary of a speech on Intervention and the new industrial policy, and why Adam Smith thought it about all before
Decoupling
First published: 16-03-2023
Decoupling
It is widely agreed that that China’s relentless and pronounced integration into the world economy over the last 3-4 decades propelled its rise to become a major economic power and the world’s top dog in exports and supply chains.
Common prosperity: more slogan than solution
What does China mean by ‘common prosperity’, and is it an answer to anything ?
Whither China’s investment in the UK
First published: 06/05/2020
China’s investment in the UK,