Opinions, editorials, op-eds, commentary and analysis on today's news Page 17

Mar 08, 2019 17:31 PM

Opinion: The Central Bank’s Quiet Revolution
By Miao Yanliang
PBOC’s steps to improve its communication and exchange-rate policies show it is following its peers into the modern era
Mar 07, 2019 19:15 PM

James Liang: Want More Working Women to Have Babies? Start With Promoting Equality
By James Liang
Reducing childbirth costs and improving women's status is proven to raise fertility rates, says head of online travel giant Ctrip
Mar 06, 2019 19:58 PM

Opinion: Will New High-Tech Board Transform China’s Stock Market?
By Wang Lan
Despite the hype, there is a danger it could go the way of other innovation boards before it
Mar 06, 2019 14:28 PM

Opinion: Changing China’s Economy Requires a Difficult Balancing Act
By Gene Frieda
Having recognized the costs of excessive credit expansion, policymakers are now emphasizing tax cuts, further market opening and incentives
Mar 05, 2019 14:17 PM

Editorial: China Needs All Hands on Deck for Monetary Reform
Fixing structural flaws in the financial system is too big a task for the central bank to undertake alone
Mar 04, 2019 18:10 PM

Wang Tao: How Does China’s Current Stimulus Measure Up?
By Wang Tao
The package will be similar in size to the one in 2015-16, but policymakers will have less room to maneuver
Mar 01, 2019 17:15 PM

Yu Yongding: China Shouldn’t Give In To U.S. Demand for Stable Exchange Rate
By Yu Yongding
Keeping the yuan steady against the dollar would require herculean measures that would go against China’s own interests
Feb 27, 2019 20:18 PM

Opinion: Beware of China’s Stock Market Turning into a Mad Bull Again
By Guan Qingyou
There won’t be a repeat of the 2015 market bubble and investors shouldn’t want one anyway
Feb 26, 2019 15:22 PM

Keyu Jin: China in the New Era of Transnational Networks
By Keyu Jin
China will gain more influence and security by being a leader in connectivity rather than competing with the U.S. for global power
Feb 26, 2019 14:40 PM

Editorial: How Should We View the Wave of Internet Industry Layoffs?
If the market can play a ‘decisive role’ and the government can play a ‘better role,’ the internet industry can recover from its current woes
Feb 25, 2019 19:22 PM

Wang Tao: What Would a China-U.S. Trade Deal Look Like?
By Wang Tao
Intellectual property protection commitment, fentanyl ban enforcement and progress monitoring all likely, argues UBS chief China economist
Feb 25, 2019 13:16 PM

Opinion: China Is Not Trying to Catch Africa in a Debt Trap
By George Lwanda
The data doesn’t support the notion that Chinese loans are responsible for African countries’ financial problems
Feb 22, 2019 20:35 PM

Opinion: China’s Economy Will Need Credit Scores and Well-Regulated Lenders
By Mel Carvill
A well-functioning regulatory framework is key to creating the consumer spending that the country will need to drive growth
Feb 21, 2019 17:35 PM

Opinion: Two Cheers for Population Decline
By Adair Turner
A lower global population will reduce competition over resources
Feb 21, 2019 13:58 PM

Opinion: Financial Integration Across Borders Key to Greater Bay Area Plan
By Jasper Yip
Understanding the needs of customers in different markets, running the region as one business will be key to making the most of plan
Feb 20, 2019 16:36 PM

Opinion: Hong Kong’s Economic Outlook Is Not Promising
By Paul Chan Mo-po
The China-U.S. trade war has hurt exports and consumer sentiment has cooled, the region’s financial secretary says
Feb 19, 2019 17:54 PM

PBOC Official: Why China’s Reform Documents Are Often Ambiguous
By Xu Zhong
By ignoring rather than confronting contentious points, China’s policy documents are giving too much power to administrators
Feb 19, 2019 11:43 AM

Editorial: The Foreign Investment Law China Needs
Legislators must focus on encouraging investors and avoid overemphasis on supervision
Feb 18, 2019 19:48 PM

Opinion: Why China Will Take the Lead in High-Tech Manufacturing
By Ye Wang
Blue-collar workers turned China into the ‘world’s factory,’ but engineers will take it to the next stage
Feb 15, 2019 20:10 PM

Andrew Sheng: Artificial Intelligence or Augmented Stupidity?
By Andrew Sheng
Competition for an AI edge should not be misused by narrow-minded politicians