Opinions, editorials, op-eds, commentary and analysis on today's news

Oct 08, 2026 23:19 PM

Commentary: The AI Arms Race Isn’t a New Manhattan Project
The White House wants to cast the technology’s development as a government-led struggle for survival, but today’s existential risks are fueled by junk bonds, tech billionaires and regulatory capture
Oct 01, 2026 15:15 PM

Commentary: China’s Youth Labor Market Demands Intervention to Avert a ‘Lost Generation’
Global automation and a domestic real estate collapse have created a historic jobs crisis for young graduates. Beijing must pivot its economic strategy before the damage becomes irreversible
Oct 01, 2026 13:07 PM

Commentary: A $30 Billion Opening Beneath a Still-High U.S. Tariff Wall
Despite the headline-grabbing reciprocal tariff reductions, the fundamental architecture of the U.S. high-tariff wall against Chinese goods remains solidly intact
Sep 28, 2026 21:54 PM

Commentary: The Yuan Has Broken Free of the Fed
Record corporate dollar conversions have severed the Chinese currency’s link to U.S. yields — giving Beijing room to cut domestic interest rates even when the dollar appreciates
Sep 28, 2026 15:48 PM

Opinion: China’s Markets Need More Whistleblowers
Stronger rewards and real protections can help expose fraud before investors pay the price
Sep 23, 2026 11:21 AM

Commentary: U.S.-China Ties Show Signs of Stabilization, but Rivalry Endures
Renewed summit diplomacy may help Washington and Beijing manage their strategic competition, yet deeper structural tensions will continue to test both governments
Sep 22, 2026 20:57 PM

Commentary: Are Exports Holding China’s Economy ‘Hostage’?
Manufacturing competitiveness has cushioned the fallout from the property downturn and local-debt retrenchment. But a durable recovery will require Beijing to rebuild household confidence, consumption and private investment
Sep 21, 2026 12:29 PM

Opinion: Don’t Slow AI Down, Govern It Better
A strong safety framework can preserve innovation while keeping increasingly capable AI systems under human control
Sep 18, 2026 10:25 AM

Commentary: AI Risks Repeating the Industrial Revolution’s Longest Mistake
The First Industrial Revolution generated vast wealth while workers’ living standards stagnated for decades. AI could trigger a modern ‘Engels’ Pause’ unless companies and governments act now to share its gains
Sep 18, 2026 00:13 AM

Commentary: Europe’s China Dilemma — Too Many Goods, Too Few Minerals
Brussels is caught between curbing Chinese manufactured imports and securing critical raw materials, shifting the next trade battlefield upstream
Sep 17, 2026 20:15 PM

Reporter’s Notebook: For Taiwan’s AI Billionaires, Singapore Is the New Hedge
As chip wealth swells and cross-strait risks loom, Taiwan’s richest families are using Singapore for trusts, family offices and long-term asset security
Sep 17, 2026 10:44 AM

Commentary: To Revive Consumption, China Must Defend Both the Yuan and Incomes
As global central banks tighten, Beijing’s path to economic recovery lies in a dual mandate: stabilizing the currency and repairing fractured consumer income expectations
Sep 16, 2026 16:52 PM

Commentary: China Moves to Rein In Late Payments to Small Firms
Small suppliers are being crushed by delayed bills, extended payment terms and government arrears. Ending the practice will require more than another policy notice
Sep 15, 2026 20:22 PM

Commentary: China’s Property Market Is Finally Nearing the Bottom
Demographic shifts and deep price cuts suggest the real estate free fall is ending, but a new finished-home sales mandate means a swift rebound remains unlikely
Sep 14, 2026 16:02 PM

Opinion: China’s Preemptive Recapitalization Secures Financial Stability
A planned issuance of special treasury bonds to recapitalize state-owned financial institutions offers a forward-looking buffer against economic shocks
Sep 14, 2026 15:08 PM

Commentary: Europe’s Far Right Moves From the Fringe to Power
As Sweden votes, nationalist parties are reshaping governments, squeezing the center and turning anti-immigration politics into a continental force
Sep 11, 2026 15:38 PM

Commentary: China’s Inflation Rebound Puts Energy Costs and Policy Choices in Focus
August data show faster gains in consumer and factory-gate prices as higher oil, coal and industrial-metal costs work through supply chains
Sep 11, 2026 12:34 PM

Commentary: China’s Track Superstar Exposes the Flaws in Its State Sports Machine
Star hurdler Liu Xiang’s decade-long limbo reveals the urgent need to reform how China compensates and transitions its retiring athletes
Sep 11, 2026 11:42 AM

Commentary: Why NATO Must Recalibrate Its Assessment of Chinese Strategic Intent
As the alliance doubles down on its threat narrative following recent missile tests, a balanced assessment comparing Beijing's actual conduct with its unconditional no-first-use policy reveals crucial avenues for preventing global nuclear escalation
Sep 08, 2026 21:35 PM

Commentary: From K-Shaped Divergence to an I-Shaped Economy
As high-tech growth becomes less connected to jobs, incomes and domestic consumption, policymakers face a more fundamental challenge: restoring the links that sustain social mobility and confidence