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Sep 14, 2019 10:13 AM

Opinion: Democracy Is the Art of Political Compromise
By Wang Dingding
Simple democracy is the tyranny of the majority, and the rule of law means maintaining the equal liberty of all citizens
Sep 12, 2019 18:00 PM

Opinion: China’s Value to the Global Economy
By Jonathan Woetzel and Jeongmin Seong
How the country engages with the rest of the world in future could have an enormous impact on the global economy by 2040
Sep 12, 2019 17:54 PM

Opinion: The Real Risk for Chinese Students in the United States
By John D. Van Fleet
Parents should worry less about getting into an American college, and more about what happens when their kids are there
Sep 11, 2019 16:35 PM

Opinion: To the West, China Has Become a Dark Stranger
By David Mahon and Charlie Gao
Many who once professed love for the country have drawn away, finding it hard to relate without a sense of superiority
Sep 10, 2019 20:35 PM

Keyu Jin: Trade Talks and the Art of Wait and See
By Keyu Jin
China knows that those desperate for a deal will end up losing in the end
Sep 10, 2019 15:18 PM

Editorial: Swine Fever Offers Opportunity to Reform How China Raises Hogs
It would be highly beneficial to use the crisis to professionalize the industry
Sep 09, 2019 16:25 PM

Opinion: How Could Trump Really Win the Trade War?
By Menzie Chinn
A plurilateral approach to dealing with trade issues would work better than indiscriminate use of protectionist measures
Sep 09, 2019 12:10 PM

Posen: China’s Next Move on Trade
By Adam S. Posen
Beijing should be passive-aggressive in response to the Trump strategy of confrontation, in order to convince the U.S. public and political system to rein it in
Sep 06, 2019 19:55 PM

Opinion: Mutual Tariff Hikes Hurt U.S. Exports More Than China
By Shen Jianguang
Continuous escalation of trade war may still impact China and its appeal to foreign investment
Sep 06, 2019 14:11 PM

Opinion: The True Toll of the Trade War
By Raghuram G. Rajan
As China challenges the United States, the old hegemon no longer views the country’s growth as an unmitigated blessing
Sep 04, 2019 17:41 PM

Letter From the Editor: The U.S.’ Intergenerational Divide on Dealing With China
By Wang Shuo
The older generation tends to remind others to be discreet while the younger generation has a worryingly large appetite for risk
Sep 04, 2019 16:03 PM

Yu Yongding: The Yuan’s Bid for Freedom
By Yu Yongding
PBOC’s decision to let the yuan weaken beyond 7 yuan per dollar represents an important step toward reforming China’s inflexible exchange rate
Sep 03, 2019 14:57 PM

Editorial: China’s Free Trade Zones Must Adapt to Local Conditions
Pursuit of ‘competitive opening-up’ continues despite changing external situation
Sep 02, 2019 20:06 PM

Opinion: Warning Signs Point to a Looming U.S. Recession
By Lu Zhenhua
A visit to the American capital uncovers mixed signals, but a lot of pessimism remains out there
Sep 02, 2019 17:48 PM

Andrew Sheng: Theorizing the U.S.-China Trade War
By Andrew Sheng
False certainty and false binaries will only escalate a lose-lose situation
Aug 28, 2019 18:45 PM

Opinion: A New Era of Global Payments Is Coming
By William Blair and Emilios Avgouleas
Facebook’s Libra, central bank digital money, and the emerging generation of payment systems are paving the way for a global currency
Aug 28, 2019 17:35 PM

How Deng’s Drama Unfolded (Part 2)
By Zhou Qiren
In a speech from 2008, Professor Zhou Qiren describes how China let the “invisible hand” of the market set prices, the corruption that followed, and Deng’s unfinished reforms
Aug 27, 2019 16:22 PM

How Deng’s Drama Unfolded (Part 1)
By Zhou Qiren
Professor Zhou Qiren recalls the opening salvos of the economic reforms introduced by the leader, and what's yet to be accomplished
Aug 27, 2019 16:11 PM

Editorial: Let Market Play a Bigger Role in China’s Land Management Reforms
The current law is seriously behind the times and has become a stumbling block to changes that make utilizing land a lot more efficient
Aug 22, 2019 18:20 PM

Editorial: How Should We Remember Deng Xiaoping’s Legacy?
Former leader’s warning of extreme leftism still applies for those who oppose rule of law and restriction of power