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Aug 26, 2020 04:12 AM

Fisher: Don’t Let Tough-on-China U.S. Campaign Talk Rattle You
By Ken Fisher
Investors should know there are no big risks to stocks as election winners’ actions in office rarely measure up to extremes of campaign rhetoric, Ken Fisher writes
Aug 24, 2020 17:11 PM

Opinion: Second Listings in Hong Kong Offer Chinese Firms All the Comforts of Home
By Christina Bao
Mainland companies are returning to a place with a familiar culture, language, and social identity
Aug 24, 2020 14:25 PM

Editorial: How China Can Overcome Its Talent Deficit and Become a Chipmaking Power
To train first-rate workers, we need to further break down systemic and regulatory barriers in education and investment
Aug 21, 2020 18:05 PM

Bill Gates: We Can’t Give Up on Fighting Malaria Because of Covid-19
By Bill Gates
The world does not have to choose between saving people from Covid-19 and saving them from malaria
Aug 20, 2020 17:42 PM

Hong Hao: Clean Plate Campaign Reflects China’s Rising Food Inflation Pressure
By Hong Hao
Moments of excess food inflation pressure in China have correlated with U.S. long bond yields in recent years
Aug 20, 2020 17:37 PM

Cui Tiankai: China Is Not Waiting on the U.S. Presidential Election
By Cui Tiankai
“We are ready to work with the current administration to search for solutions to existing problems anytime anywhere,” writes Beijing’s top diplomat in Washington
Aug 19, 2020 18:12 PM

How Sustainable Is the Surge in Covid-Driven E-Commerce Cargo?
By Mark Szakonyi
Industry changes are leading to a massive increase in infrastructure spending and modernization of existing logistics hubs
Aug 18, 2020 18:54 PM

Ling Huawei: Corporate Governance Is No Substitute for Effective Supervision Over Banks
By Ling Huawei
While poor corporate governance is a driver of financial risks in China’s banking sector, in many cases insufficient oversight is also a key reason
Aug 18, 2020 17:18 PM

Opinion: High Taxpayer Cost of ‘Saving’ U.S. Jobs Through ‘Made in America’
By Gary Hufbauer and Euijin Jung
An analysis shows that Trump and Biden’s proposals for protecting American workers would end up costing taxpayers $250,000 annually per job
Aug 17, 2020 17:40 PM

PBOC: Yuan Plays Positive Role in Global Monetary System
By the People’s Bank of China
Cross-border yuan payments and receipts by banks on behalf of their clients hit record high of $2.83 trillion last year
Aug 17, 2020 15:42 PM

Editorial: More Fiscal Reform Needed to Get a Handle on Local Government Budgets
It is an unusual and difficult time for local financing, with general public budget spending down 6.2% in the first half
Aug 14, 2020 20:16 PM

Opinion: Why Selling TikTok Is ByteDance’s Only Option
By Zhu Ning
Fighting Trump’s order could trigger more restrictions and sanctions from Washington, affecting the company’s valuation if it needs to divest its U.S. operations at a later date
Aug 12, 2020 18:42 PM

Opinion: What the China-U.S. Rivalry Means for Stocks
By Hong Hao
Manufacturing and export data give investors reason to be optimistic, but the recovery of the Chinese economy will hinge on domestic demand
Aug 11, 2020 17:30 PM

Opinion: Why Zoom Can’t Save the World
By Ricardo Hausmann
The world will pay a significant price for the shutdown of business travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, regardless of how long it lasts
Aug 10, 2020 16:09 PM

Editorial: China Needs More Cities Like Shenzhen
Almost 40 years after the southern boomtown established its groundbreaking economic zone, it remains a roadmap for where the rest of the country should be going
Aug 09, 2020 06:00 AM

Opinion: China Turned Crisis Into Opportunity in 1998. Can It Do So Again?
By Vincent Chan
How the country coped with the Asian financial crisis offers a glimpse of where it might head after the pandemic
Aug 08, 2020 10:56 AM

Opinion: Next Step of China’s New Infrastructure Push
By Martin Catarata and Gavin Cross
China’s local governments, SOEs and private companies seek to provide a platform for development of more tech applications and foster innovative business models underpinning them
Aug 06, 2020 18:15 PM

Opinion: China’s STAR Market Has Had an Impressive Run. Investors Should Still Be Wary
By Joel Gallo
Over the long haul, the new tech board’s success will depend less on blockbuster listings and more on its long-term performance
Aug 05, 2020 19:29 PM

Ling Huawei: Ant Group’s Lightning Growth Shows Chinese Regulators Must Get With the Times
Rather than trying to regulate these new financial institutions as if they were traditional banks, regulators should instead try thinking outside the box
Aug 05, 2020 19:07 PM

Eichengreen: How to Carry Out Chinese Central Bank Chief’s Pandemic Relief Proposal
By Barry Eichengreen
Three issues must be addressed: SDR allocation, potential Trump administration opposition, and whether to use the SDR to pay off countries’ creditors