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Jun 28, 2021 19:26 PM

Editorial: It’s Time to Declare War on Cryptocurrency
The central bank’s recent orders to financial institutions to stop crypto-related services mark an escalation in the battle, but the law needs to change to ensure the current crackdown has a lasting effect
Jun 26, 2021 04:39 AM

Opinion: Seafarers Under Covid – China Should Fill Gap Left by India and Philippines
On the annual Day of the Seafarer, a close look at how the virus is reshaping the industry in India, China and other countries
Jun 25, 2021 18:56 PM

Opinion: Why China Can’t, and Shouldn’t, Control the Yuan Exchange Rate (Part 2)
PBOC control over the Chinese currency is at odds with the goal of RMB internationalization
Jun 24, 2021 16:14 PM

Opinion: Why China Can’t, and Shouldn’t, Control the Yuan Exchange Rate (Part 1)
The problems associated with maintaining the U.S. dollar as the world’s sole reserve currency help reinforce the case for RMB internationalization
Jun 23, 2021 20:18 PM

He Yafei: Time to End China and India’s Border Brinksmanship
The two countries’ relationship can only improve with real mutual respect and closer engagement
Jun 22, 2021 18:00 PM

Opinion: Regional Integration Key to China’s Role in High-Tech Value Chains
Close collaboration between China and its partners is crucial to strengthening the resilience and flexibility of global value chains
Jun 22, 2021 16:55 PM

Eichengreen: Is Big Tech Getting Too Big for Its Britches?
Regulators in China and the U.S. have taken aim at the likes of Ant Group and Google. So far, the crackdown hasn’t broken up any of these companies, but we shouldn’t rule out the possibility that one day it will
Jun 21, 2021 19:33 PM

Editorial: Vocational Education Needs Greater Respect
Improving the recognition of vocational education requires interdepartmental coordination and the concerted efforts of politicians, businesses and academics
Jun 18, 2021 19:15 PM

Analysis: How China’s National Emissions Trading Scheme Will Work
Fitch Ratings analysts break down some of the key elements of the scheme
Jun 17, 2021 18:37 PM

Opinion: Bitcoin Is Not a Financial Trojan Horse From China
The cryptocurrency’s volatility makes it difficult to spend and a poor store of value —in other words an ineffective tool for undermining the U.S. dollar
Jun 16, 2021 18:17 PM

Fisher: Broader Indexes Offer Better Stock Portfolio Benchmarks
A more wide-ranging benchmark, like the MSCI China Index, better captures the country’s economic breadth
Jun 16, 2021 07:44 AM

Opinion: China’s Digital Yuan Wallet Designed to Meet Everyone’s Needs
PBOC is building an ecosystem that will create a matrix allowing users to personalize functionality, writes Mu Changchun
Jun 14, 2021 16:13 PM

Editorial: How to Break Local Governments’ Addiction to Land Sales Revenue
It is necessary to accelerate fiscal and taxation reform, straighten out the fiscal relationship between levels of government, and regulate tax revenue while ensuring that local governments have the wherewithal to build their economies and provides services to the people
Jun 10, 2021 16:09 PM

Opinion: Chinese Consumers Are Serious About Cutting Carbon
Vast majority say corporate commitments to reducing emissions to net zero influence their preferences
Jun 09, 2021 19:51 PM

Opinion: What’s Driving Chinese Parents to Sacrifice Everything at the Altar of Education?
The national obsession with doing everything possible to get children into the best schools is a sign that social mobility is in decline
Jun 09, 2021 18:27 PM

Opinion: Trusted Marketplaces Are Key to Meeting the Climate Challenge
A purpose-led marketplace can pioneer pathways to achieve sustainability commitments and co-opt active citizenry through products, platforms and technology
Jun 08, 2021 19:25 PM

Opinion: China Must Not Forget HIV
China’s support for a strong United Nations political declaration on HIV is vital if the world is to end the decades-long global epidemic
Jun 07, 2021 20:08 PM

Zhou Xiaochuan: The Issues Under Debate Over How China Can Go Carbon Neutral
The country accounts for almost one-third of the global carbon emissions, so it’s crucial it takes the right path to hitting its own targets
Jun 07, 2021 18:10 PM

Editorial: Reform — Not Subsidies — Is the Way to Get People to Have More Children
To increase birthrates, China needs structural reforms aimed at reducing income inequality, ensuring equal opportunity, promoting common prosperity and boosting social security
Jun 07, 2021 16:46 PM

Hu Shuli: Can the Three-Child Policy Defuse China’s Demographic Time Bomb?
Stemming a steep decline in birth rates through a policy shift cannot be done without also tackling soaring housing prices and the severe shortage of affordable child care