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Jul 28, 2025 17:54 PM

Opinion: China’s Digital Platforms Needs Healthy Competition, Not Ruinous Price Wars
While the race to the bottom needs to end, we must also be careful to nurture competition within the limits of the law
Jul 26, 2025 05:20 AM

Commentary: China’s Carmakers Need a New Global Playbook for a Fractured World
China can lead the global shift to electric vehicles by expanding in major markets and localizing production
Jul 25, 2025 20:31 PM

Commentary: Does China Actually Need Yuan Stablecoins?
The only truly valuable application lies in improving the efficiency of cross-border transactions, which aligns with the real needs of the economy
Jul 23, 2025 03:58 AM

Commentary: Why Did China’s $167 Billion Mega-Dam Project Make Such a Splash With Investors?
Initiative will have a modest impact on GDP — but market welcomed some good news
Jul 21, 2025 17:24 PM

Opinion: China’s Drive to Slash Red Tape
State Council’s new initiative will be measured by its ability to improve the experience of companies and citizens navigating the state apparatus
Jul 19, 2025 03:18 AM

Commentary: Behind the Headlines of China’s Consumption Conundrum
China needs to spend more to grow — but first it must decide what its consumption status really is
Jul 18, 2025 19:50 PM

Commentary: Wahaha Saga Exposes Cracks in China’s Mixed-Ownership Model
As the battle for control of the beverage giant ensues, its largest shareholder, a state-owned entity, remains as quiet as ever. This silence is revealing underlying contradictions in the firm’s ownership structure
Jul 18, 2025 18:25 PM

Analysis: Preparing for an Era of Global Disorder After the Trump Tariffs
In the wake of a trade war that imperils the global financial order, self-reliance and new sources of stability are the strategy for survival
Jul 18, 2025 15:33 PM

Commentary: Wahaha Billionaire’s Legacy of Broken Contracts
A tycoon’s private life and financial arrangements are typically matters of personal choice. In Zong Qinghou’s case, they have thrown a beverage giant’s ownership, structure, and profit distribution into sharp relief
Jul 16, 2025 17:27 PM

Commentary: Beyond the ‘Resource Trap’ ― Central Asia Bets on Value-Added Mining
As Central Asia is becoming an important arena in the global competition for critical minerals, the region is demanding investment that could help build a sustainable local economy and avoid the resource curse, according to Kyrgyzstan’s former prime minster
Jul 14, 2025 16:15 PM

Opinion: The End of ‘Growth at All Costs’
A new high-level initiative aims to rein in the ‘involutionary competition,’ signaling a pivot from disorderly competition to sustainable, higher-value development
Jul 11, 2025 02:34 AM

Commentary: Strategic Global Energy Diversion Under the Big Beautiful Act
As U.S. recalibrates its new energy strategy, China may emerge as green technology global leader
Jul 10, 2025 18:58 PM

Commentary: Why Private Investors’ Cooling on Semiconductors Is a Problem
Private money has served as the main risk taker in semiconductor funding in China — a role that state capital has been unwilling to take up
Jul 10, 2025 05:04 AM

Commentary: Why Hikvision’s Legal Fight in Canada Matters
Case is a crucial test for the accountability of the executive branch, a bedrock principle of Western governance
Jul 09, 2025 19:04 PM

Commentary: How to Remake the Carmaker-Supplier Relationship
The auto industry won’t thrive until the two sides can rebuild ties strained by a brutal price war
Jul 07, 2025 18:51 PM

Opinion: How to Unleash China’s Entrepreneurial Spirit
For entrepreneurs, a stable, fair and predictable business environment is indispensable
Jul 02, 2025 16:10 PM

Commentary: China’s Digital Investments Help to Reshape Connectivity Across the Global South
UN Trade and Development reports that 30-60% of FDI projects subject to review in developed economies now involve digital assets, prompting many Chinese firms to pivot toward more receptive emerging markets
Jun 30, 2025 15:36 PM

Opinion: New Legislation Targets Race-to-the-Bottom Competition Among China’s Internet Firms
Proposed amendments aim to curb cutthroat tactics such as below-cost pricing to data manipulation, in a bid to foster healthier growth in the country’s immense e-commerce and tech industries
Jun 25, 2025 19:27 PM

Commentary: How China’s Manufacturing Can Escape Involution
A fundamental shift in business thinking, stricter regulation, and a boost to consumer spending power are key ingredients needed to secure a fairer and more profitable system for everyone
Jun 25, 2025 16:24 PM

Commentary: China’s Chip Industry Must End Its Race to the Bottom
Loss-making contracts and delayed payment practices are pushing China’s semiconductor supply chain to the brink