Economist and Author

Europe + UK

Globalisation, US-China, Hong Kong, Brexit -2 interviews
Interviews with NHK TV 07/08/2020
In this interview,
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China: The end of engagement as we have known it
For the first time, politicians are saying that the GDP benefits of China engagement now has to weighed more carefully against its behaviour Read more →
The Huawei decision is a defining moment in UK-China relations
The UK decision to reject Huawei as part of the country's 5G rollout captures a moment in which the UK and China are drifting apart Read more →
China in One Country: interdependence or globalisation ‘with Chinese characteristics’?
When Xi Jinping champions globalisation, what, exactly, does he mean? And what do Chinese leaders mean when they refer to self-reliance? Is it autarky, or a new form of globalisation with Chinese characteristics, as President Xi might say? Read more →
China’s threats to the UK risk being more than ‘loud thunder, little rain’
Britain has to reboot its relationship with a country that is a commercial partner, rival, and political adversary Read more →