Escalation will hurt Beijing, invasion or assault would cripple it
Why China’s Evergrande debt crisis is the tip of an iceberg
The woes of the world’s most heavily indebted property developer could soon mean problems for Xi Jinping, China’s economy and beyond.
Whatever RCEP is, it’s not the answer to the slump in world trade
World trade expectations range between bounce back optimism to economic scarring. But RCEP isn’t going to help as its creators say
Why Hong Kong could be the flashpoint for a new financial war
China’s imposition of a strict new national security law could lead the US to rescind Hong Kong’s special financial status.
China and COVID-19: a shock to its economy, a metaphor for its development
First published: LSEIdeas, Strategic Update, February 2020
President Xi Jinping has vowed to wage a ‘people’s
war’ against the COVID-19 epidemic.
Red Flag: Impacts of Coronavirus in China and the World
An interview with Mercy Kuo
First published: The Diplomat 18-02-2020
Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts,