The writer is professor of government and non-resident senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the US.
March 21,2016 00:00:57 AM
Capital flight, at a rate of about $100 billion a month, threatens to deplete China’s hoard of $3.23 trillion in foreign exchange reserves in a couple of years.
Mon, Mar 21, 2016October 03,2015 00:00:15 AM
For now, Obama and Xi have given their best shot to stabilising ties. But the long-term outlook for US-China remains cloudy.
Sat, Oct 03, 2015September 11,2015 00:15:37 AM
Even the slightest perception of vulnerability is politically risky. He needs to change the subject in China.
Fri, Sep 11, 2015August 13,2015 00:00:29 AM
Currency devaluation is the latest example of Chinese leaders’ misplaced faith in the power of the state
Thu, Aug 13, 2015May 21,2015 00:03:01 AM
Outcomes from Modi’s China visit are not spectacular. But they are substantial.
Thu, May 21, 2015May 09,2015 00:00:45 AM
Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping can lay the foundations for a stable Sino-Indian relationship.
Sat, May 09, 2015March 30,2015 00:33:00 AM
Chinese leaders have tried to imitate, not always accurately, Lee Kuan Yew’s statecraft.
Mon, Mar 30, 2015December 04,2014 00:42:38 AM
Keep a low profile while growing your strength. Keep the focus on domestic development
Thu, Dec 04, 2014October 22,2014 00:04:51 AM
Beijing is likely to restore order in the short term. But does it have a long-term solution to the crisis of governability?
Wed, Oct 22, 2014September 17,2014 02:37:40 AM
To gain India’s trust, Xi Jinping needs to follow his words of reassurance with concrete action
Wed, Sep 17, 2014July 18,2014 00:59:07 AM
The long-term challenges to its success are geopolitical rather than economic
Fri, Jul 18, 2014June 27,2014 00:31:59 AM
Why its becoming economy No 1 is not causing excitement, within China or outside.
Fri, Jun 27, 2014May 21,2014 00:45:19 AM
For now, Beijing will listen to what he says, watch what he does.
Wed, May 21, 2014April 15,2014 00:46:54 AM
Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive differs from his predecessors’ attempts.
Mon, Apr 14, 2014December 16,2013 01:38:39 AM
Tactically,Chinas recent moves vis-a-vis Japan are brilliant. Strategically,Beijing has lost more.
Mon, Dec 16, 2013November 11,2013 03:32:00 AM
But the US is underwhelmed by his call for a new great power relationship
Mon, Nov 11, 2013October 19,2013 04:50:55 AM
Xi Jinping retrieves an obsolete prescription for a much changed party.
Sat, Oct 19, 2013October 06,2013 23:55:40 PM
A chill descends on Chinas social media
Sun, Oct 06, 2013September 14,2013 01:04:40 AM
G-20 places no obligations on economic,political fronts,lets Beijings leadership look good on a global stage
Sat, Sep 14, 2013July 25,2013 05:08:10 AM
China's government may be in denial about the credit crisis
Thu, Jul 25, 2013July 01,2013 23:17:06 PM
The drama underlines the absence of strategic trust between China and the US
Mon, Jul 01, 2013June 05,2013 00:35:46 AM
Their informal summit will test whether US and China can cooperate without strategic trust
Wed, Jun 05, 2013May 11,2013 02:18:03 AM
Chinas strategy of offensive deterrence may have been behind the Ladakh stand-off
Sat, May 11, 2013May 03,2013 03:12:32 AM
China's investment binge of 2009-10 is dragging down its economy
Fri, May 03, 2013April 05,2013 03:12:33 AM
He needs to show Obama he is more in favour of building trust,less prone to strategic paranoia
Fri, Apr 05, 2013