Opinions, editorials, op-eds, commentary and analysis on today's news

Dec 05, 2025 11:54 AM

Commentary: China Needs Its Own Capital Market for Mining Startups
To secure critical resources, Beijing must build a capital market that can fund high-risk mineral exploration, following the successful models of Canada and Australia
Dec 03, 2025 18:30 PM

Commentary: The Solution to China’s Public Sector Rush Lies With the Market
The rush for secure government jobs is a rational choice for anxious youth, but it stifles the entrepreneurial energy that once powered the nation's growth
Dec 03, 2025 18:05 PM

Commentary: In Chengdu, Official Silence Only Fuels Public Doubt
Allegations surrounding the confinement of Xu Xinrui have persisted online for weeks. Without a transparent investigation and official account, the government's credibility will continue to suffer
Dec 02, 2025 16:45 PM

Commentary: China’s Civil Service Exam Is the New ‘Gaokao’
With a college degree devalued, young people are flocking to government jobs as the only reliable path to social mobility
Dec 01, 2025 15:12 PM

Commentary: Hong Kong Fire Response Offers a Governance Study in Contrasts
While Hong Kong officials faced the cameras and citizens mobilized on the ground, the incident highlighted the mainland’s reliance on digital bulletins and online discourse
Dec 01, 2025 14:56 PM

Opinion: Why China Won’t Give Up on the Factory
The precipitous decline of the manufacturing sector in the U.S. and U.K. serves as a cautionary tale for Chinese leaders, who are determined to remain the world’s workshop by moving up the value chain
Nov 26, 2025 17:19 PM

Commentary: Navigating the Risks in China’s Consumer Credit Market
Rapidly expanding consumer debt is shifting from fueling consumption to patching up household cash flows. A sudden regulatory crackdown to rein in risk could trigger a systemic crisis
Nov 25, 2025 16:12 PM

Commentary: To End ‘Excessive Competition,’ China Must Cure Its Economic Imbalance
A crisis of over-investment and anemic domestic consumption is forcing Chinese companies into self-destructive price wars. The solution requires a fundamental shift in fiscal and monetary policy away from construction and toward the consumer
Nov 24, 2025 17:54 PM

Commentary: What Beijing Is Learning From Its War on ‘Excessive Competition’
Beijing’s campaign against ‘excessive competition’ is succeeding in high-growth sectors. But in traditional industries, its supply-side fixes are failing without a corresponding boost in demand
Nov 24, 2025 13:57 PM

Opinion: Beijing’s New Blueprint to Revive Private Investment
The plan aims to expand market access, clear bottlenecks and strengthen financial guarantees. But success depends on restoring entrepreneurs’ confidence and ensuring policies are actually implemented
Nov 22, 2025 01:01 AM

Commentary: Why AI Stocks Are Defying Gravity — And What Could Bring Them Down
Investor optimism and massive capital inflows have fueled an AI-led equity surge, but diminishing returns, global capital shifts and the risk of a sentiment reversal threaten the rally’s foundation
Nov 21, 2025 18:45 PM

Commentary: Why China Is Worried About Migrants Returning Home
A wave of returning and idle workers would threaten not just employment but China’s efforts to consolidate poverty alleviation gains, making early monitoring and targeted support essential
Nov 19, 2025 00:37 AM

Commentary: No Floor Yet for China’s Property Market, but It’s Getting Close
Stabilization signs are emerging, but unresolved leverage, weak confidence, and demographic pressures continue to delay a real estate recovery in China
Nov 17, 2025 14:49 PM

Opinion: To Win the Future, China’s Cities Must First Win Over the Youth
As the country confronts a looming demographic crisis, the competition over young talent is heating up. But success will require more than just housing subsidies and recruitment quotas
Nov 17, 2025 12:53 PM

Commentary: AI and the Legal Profession at a Crossroads
An array of platforms like DeepSeek is driving bottom-up innovation across China’s legal sector, but uneven governance, investment gaps and security concerns still hold many firms back
Nov 10, 2025 16:55 PM

Opinion: Beware AI’s ‘Dumbbell Effect’ on Jobs
As the technology reshapes the global labor market, demand is surging for high- and low-skill roles while mid-level jobs hollow out, threatening to widen inequality
Nov 07, 2025 18:23 PM

Commentary: China’s Great Export Surprise
Despite talk of deglobalization, made-in-China goods are more popular than ever. That’s a problem for Beijing’s goal of boosting domestic demand
Nov 07, 2025 18:11 PM

Commentary: Why China’s Exports Turned Negative in October
A surprising contraction in October, the first since March, points to normalizing trade patterns, high base effects and a tougher road ahead for the world’s second-largest economy
Nov 06, 2025 12:19 PM

Commentary: China’s New Detention Rules Put Enforcers to the Test
China has new rules to reform its controversial ‘residential surveillance’ system. But the regulations will be meaningless without rigorous supervision and a genuine will to implement them
Nov 05, 2025 16:59 PM

Commentary: East China Provinces Team Up to Curb Profit-Driven Policing of Businesses
New rules in the Yangtze River Delta aim to curb predatory cross-jurisdictional enforcement that has rattled private enterprise