An economic gateway through Central Asia could provide China a much less messy trade route to Europe.

The world is moving away from a rules-based order and towards power politics. Is Canberra ready?

A weak economy will itself increase China’s export competitiveness.

Unless China’s millions of migrant workers gain broader rights, “common prosperity” might turn out to be rhetorical.

There is no straightforward path to escape weak demand and the financial risks from the ongoing real estate bust.

The heady rates of economic growth were always going to fall – but is boom time over for commodities?

Germany's aim is not to “decouple” from China, but to reduce its exposure to risk. And the potential winner is Taipei.

Suspicion and economic competition are forcing states back in time, with protectionism and self-sufficiency the new norm.

Australia seems to be treading carefully around the G7’s agreement to de-risk dependence on the region’s biggest economy.

Southeast Asian nations are realising that forming balancing coalitions will be their best bet in dealing with Beijing.

A strong initial rebound perhaps but held back by major downward pressures.

Worried about the rise of China? Maybe you should be rooting for another five-year term from the supreme leader.

With its industry and agriculture reliant on diminishing H2O, a crisis looms for the world’s most populous country.

Uncertainly about Covid, high unemployment rates and shifting workforce expectations challenge China’s youth in 2022.

A phenomenal housing glut in the Chinese market is eroding the country’s productivity and economic future.

From missile guidance systems to electric car batteries, China’s domination of rare earths has global implications.

Beijing sought to make Australia pay as a diplomatic freeze deepened. But the sanction didn’t entirely go to plan.

Xi’s emphasis on the “real-economy” could also engender a qualitative shift in the types of investments Beijing makes.

Beijing’s new electronic payment system has major implications for the global economy.

Greed hasn’t left Canberra cowering in the face of Beijing’s attempted punishment.

A rules-based trading system is the bare minimum that Beijing must agree to if it wants to talk accession.

A new central bank system to control the flow and exchange of money dovetails into Beijing’s big tech crackdown.

Beijing’s recent crackdown on tech and tutoring giants points to a grand scheme of state re-building.

As Beijing attempts to tackle some shared world problems, its opaque regime means the benefits are limited.

A US-led coalition of Western democracies versus a China-led circle of developing friends.

Tech advances have been impressive, but constraints on business productivity and imagination are a major obstacle.

Rather than allowing the private sector more space, Beijing wants a tool for the implementation of government policy.

Pressure is mounting for China to join international debt-management initiatives.

The US blocks a consensus candidate at WTO, Australian businesses offloading in Asia and the Ant float banned.

Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.

China’s new Hong Kong legislation shows how national security has become a part of the state’s economic arsenal.

The CCP’s discriminatory hukou system is a great obstacle to changing from world’s factory to a service-driven economy.

Big questions loom around how China can jump-start growth after the coronavirus crisis and the US trade war.

As it props up state-owned enterprises to counter slow domestic growth, China could find itself increasingly exposed.

No-one denies a transition from poverty to riches is littered with traps and dead ends – but nor is failure inevitable.

A shift from agriculture to industrial work can mask challenges to China’s growth, especially in the services sector.

Indonesia’s economic growth might not be spectacular, but it is the world’s most stable – and that helps Australia.

Australia seems set to end this year about twice as dependent on China for its two-way trade than on the United States.

Outbursts of patriotic consumer outrage has become an increasing risk for foreign businesses in China.

To understand the goals of China’s flagship program means also considering the perspective of state-owned enterprises.

This incident has dented the Chinese government’s claim to be in control and the financial danger zone is approaching.

The fortunes of China’s president have quickly soured, with economic troubles at home and pressure abroad.

Large scale liberalisation of a financial system created by a decade-long credit binge would be reckless.

Donald Trump might be a Republican, but not of the Ronald Reagan ilk, and it shows in his approach to China.

Any government – even in the People’s Republic – has to be wary about changing income tax rules.

As debts mount and liquidity begins to dry up, it will soon become clear how much the growth of tech start-ups was fact.

Reintroducing one-man rule in China is not only creating political tensions, but also leading to bad macroeconomic policy – and Australia should prepare for the consequences.

The change is the equivalent of VHS versus live streaming, yet the market will not be a decisive factor in China.

A new World Bank report allows stronger judgments about economic issues facing the region.

China will one day run into the same growth-constraining factors as South Korea and Japan. But not yet.