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China has staked its future on a growth model that will exacerbate volatility and increase the severity of a future downturn.
China seems to be heading toward a hard landing and Beijing, many Chinese and foreign experts warn, must cut interest rates drastically and expand credit, so saving itself and the world from disaster.
For China, slower growth can actually be a good thing if it’s part of the transition to a more sustainable path.
Fundamental differences in U.S. and Chinese views of regional security could increase the likelihood of crises in the Asia-Pacific.
With the upcoming U.S. presidential election and the 18th Party Congress in China, both countries are facing an important political year. The political climate in the region is influenced by a number of factors, including both countries' relationships with Taiwan.
While the Trans-Pacific Partnership should be recognized and applauded for what it will be, it is problematic that the partnership does not include China, the world’s second-largest economy and largest exporter and manufacturer.
The driving force behind the U.S. deficits and China’s surpluses lies not in exchange rates but in structural factors that built up over time.
China needs to tap the repressed potential in its private sector and speed urbanization.
Popular myths about China's banking sector distract policymakers from the real reforms needed to change the country's growth model.
A soft landing for the Chinese economy may be difficult to engineer, as Beijing has exhausted many of the policy instruments necessary to revive growth.