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Mar 09, 2021 18:26 PM

Wang Tao: China Will Likely Beat Its Modest 2021 GDP Target
This year’s Government Work Report calls for smaller-than-expected fiscal consolidation, gradual monetary policy normalization, while making innovation and self-reliance priorities
Mar 09, 2021 04:42 AM

Opinion: Farewell to Patriarchal Society: Marriage, Family and Birth Rate
On International Women’s Day, China needs to rethink society’s structure, embrace women’s comprehensive advantages and eliminate pressures on fertility rates
Mar 08, 2021 17:14 PM

Zhang Weiying: What China Needs to Do to Become a Real Manufacturing Power
Becoming an innovation powerhouse requires a free competitive market, the free development of private enterprises and the free movement of the population
Mar 08, 2021 17:07 PM

Editorial: Understanding China’s Policy of ‘No Sharp Turn’
‘No sharp turn’ doesn’t mean ‘no turn.’ At the same time, the ‘turn’ cannot be taken too quickly
Mar 07, 2021 17:22 PM

Opinion: Takeaways From China’s 2021 Government Work Report
The first annual report has a lot to tell us about what this year has in store in terms of economic restructuring, fiscal and monetary policy, as well as foreign trade and investment
Mar 05, 2021 15:53 PM

Fisher: Signs of Stock Market Euphoria Aren’t a Sell Signal — Yet
Don’t cut and run for fear of a future top. But don’t get carried away, either — no matter how great returns are. Greed is growing
Mar 04, 2021 19:13 PM

Opinion: Ten Reasons the U.S. and China Should Cooperate Now to Stop the Pandemic
Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden now have an opportunity to improve the reputations of their governments at both home and abroad
Mar 03, 2021 18:09 PM

Wang Tao: What Economic Agenda Will the Two Sessions Set?
China’s top legislature will likely push for further reform and opening and highlight technology innovation and greener development as future goals
Mar 03, 2021 16:53 PM

Caixin ESG Biweekly: China’s Growing Support for Green Finance and Pollution Controls
China-EU high-level climate talks; State Council’s pollution permit system; and the plan for peak carbon emissions
Mar 02, 2021 16:27 PM

He Yafei: Global Unity Needed to Face Unprecedented Challenges
Humanity won’t be able to overcome the difficulties posed by the confluence of traditional and nontraditional security threats like the pandemic and climate change
Mar 01, 2021 20:37 PM

Editorial: The Key to Energy Transition Lies in Rationalizing the Price Mechanism
Building a cleaner system requires government action, but the role of the market also needs to be brought into play
Feb 26, 2021 15:02 PM

Georgieva: The Global Economy Faces a Fork in the Road
Policymakers must take action to prevent the uneven economic recovery from widening, entrenching abject inequality and destabilizing the developing world
Feb 25, 2021 19:26 PM

Opinion: Babies Won’t Solve Northeast China’s Population Crisis
The bigger problem may be migration caused by the region’s lackluster, state-dominated economy
Feb 25, 2021 17:54 PM

Opinion: China Helped the U.S. Dodge an Inflation Bullet
Because the Chinese economy got back on its feet so quickly after Covid-19 struck, its cheaper exports were key in holding down American
Feb 24, 2021 18:15 PM

Wang Tao: Holiday Travel Restrictions Could Be a Boon to the Economy
First quarter GDP growth will exceed 18% as migrant workers who never went home for the Lunar New Year get back on the job faster than usual
Feb 23, 2021 19:13 PM

Opinion: EU-China Investment Deal Could Revive Global Economic Cooperation
In signing a new economic agreement with China, Europe has opted for a different path, when some in the U.S. are calling for a ‘decoupling’
Feb 22, 2021 16:14 PM

Editorial: Now Is the Time to Reform the WTO
China and the U.S. are both in positions to overcome their disagreements and spearhead necessary changes to the global trade body
Feb 20, 2021 11:55 AM

Caixin ESG Biweekly: Challenges Still Face China’s Carbon Market
How will local and national policies combine to meet China’s ambitious ESG Goals?
Feb 20, 2021 11:22 AM

Eichengreen: The Cost of Economic Growth During Pandemic Era
Will short term gains lead to long term pain as China didn’t direct fiscal stimulus and credit toward China 2025 industries
Feb 19, 2021 17:26 PM

Opinion: Hua Guofeng Brought Crucial Stability After the Cultural Revolution
The late leader, who would have turned 100 this month, walked a tightrope between modernization and revolution, winning the legitimacy needed to end the chaos