26 Oct 2023 Beijing’s interest in the Middle Corridor Genevieve Donnellon-May An economic gateway through Central Asia could provide China a much less messy trade route to Europe.
18 Oct 2023 Australia must play the geoeconomics game, or risk being side-lined Naoise McDonagh The world is moving away from a rules-based order and towards power politics. Is Canberra ready?
21 Sep 2023 China does not need currency manipulation to boost its exports Robert Walker , Roland Rajah A weak economy will itself increase China’s export competitiveness.
7 Sep 2023 Is China finally getting serious about hukou reform? Henry Storey Unless China’s millions of migrant workers gain broader rights, “common prosperity” might turn out to be rhetorical.
6 Sep 2023 China’s troubles may well get worse before they get better Roland Rajah , Robert Walker There is no straightforward path to escape weak demand and the financial risks from the ongoing real estate bust.
18 Aug 2023 China’s slowdown is nothing to celebrate Jenny Gordon The heady rates of economic growth were always going to fall – but is boom time over for commodities?
31 Jul 2023 Berlin’s economic “de-risking” model could be Europe's answer to the Taiwan question Karl Ragas Germany's aim is not to “decouple” from China, but to reduce its exposure to risk. And the potential winner is Taipei.
26 Jul 2023 A return to old-school mercantilism? Ved Shinde Suspicion and economic competition are forcing states back in time, with protectionism and self-sufficiency the new norm.
8 Jun 2023 Economic diplomacy: Duelling D-words to delineate China Greg Earl Australia seems to be treading carefully around the G7’s agreement to de-risk dependence on the region’s biggest economy.
15 May 2023 Foreign policy China-style: beyond protocol and alcohol Ved Shinde Southeast Asian nations are realising that forming balancing coalitions will be their best bet in dealing with Beijing.
8 Feb 2023 China’s growth prospects after zero-Covid Roland Rajah , Robert Walker A strong initial rebound perhaps but held back by major downward pressures.
12 Oct 2022 Xi Jinping: when enough is too much Hamish McDonald Worried about the rise of China? Maybe you should be rooting for another five-year term from the supreme leader.
29 Sep 2022 Water scarcity challenges China’s development model Henry Storey With its industry and agriculture reliant on diminishing H2O, a crisis looms for the world’s most populous country.
26 Jul 2022 Under pressure: Chinese international graduates in a new China Angela Lehmann Uncertainly about Covid, high unemployment rates and shifting workforce expectations challenge China’s youth in 2022.
31 Jan 2022 China’s “common prosperity” is a Catch-22 Henry Storey A phenomenal housing glut in the Chinese market is eroding the country’s productivity and economic future.
14 Jan 2022 Whoever controls the spice, controls the universe Shaun Cameron From missile guidance systems to electric car batteries, China’s domination of rare earths has global implications.
28 Dec 2021 China’s economic punishment – Best of The Interpreter 2021 The Interpreter Beijing sought to make Australia pay as a diplomatic freeze deepened. But the sanction didn’t entirely go to plan.
16 Dec 2021 Common prosperity meets the Belt and Road Henry Storey Xi’s emphasis on the “real-economy” could also engender a qualitative shift in the types of investments Beijing makes.
17 Nov 2021 China’s digital currency: Next stop, Africa? Cornelia Tremann Beijing’s new electronic payment system has major implications for the global economy.
22 Oct 2021 China’s economic sanctions made Australia more confident Ye Xue Greed hasn’t left Canberra cowering in the face of Beijing’s attempted punishment.
23 Sep 2021 Can the China model be accommodated in the CPTPP? Naoise McDonagh A rules-based trading system is the bare minimum that Beijing must agree to if it wants to talk accession.
8 Sep 2021 China’s digital currency takes shape Evan Freidin A new central bank system to control the flow and exchange of money dovetails into Beijing’s big tech crackdown.
25 Aug 2021 China puts its golden goose on notice Elliott Zaagman Beijing’s recent crackdown on tech and tutoring giants points to a grand scheme of state re-building.
23 Jul 2021 China’s numbers game harms us all Elliott Zaagman As Beijing attempts to tackle some shared world problems, its opaque regime means the benefits are limited.
21 Jun 2021 The battle for Africa Nadège Rolland A US-led coalition of Western democracies versus a China-led circle of developing friends.
10 May 2021 China’s innovation dilemma John West Tech advances have been impressive, but constraints on business productivity and imagination are a major obstacle.
15 Apr 2021 Has China given up on state-owned enterprise reform? Nicholas Borst Rather than allowing the private sector more space, Beijing wants a tool for the implementation of government policy.
6 Nov 2020 China’s problematic lending comes home to roost Robert Wihtol Pressure is mounting for China to join international debt-management initiatives.
5 Nov 2020 Economic diplomacy: A headless WTO, selling the Asian farm Greg Earl The US blocks a consensus candidate at WTO, Australian businesses offloading in Asia and the Ant float banned.
9 Sep 2020 Debunking the myth of China’s “debt-trap diplomacy” Shahar Hameiri Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.
7 Jul 2020 The economics of national security in Hong Kong Imogen T. Liu China’s new Hong Kong legislation shows how national security has become a part of the state’s economic arsenal.
25 Jun 2020 Book review: What’s holding China’s economy back? John West The CCP’s discriminatory hukou system is a great obstacle to changing from world’s factory to a service-driven economy.
5 May 2020 The prospects for China’s post–Covid-19 economy Rowan Callick Big questions loom around how China can jump-start growth after the coronavirus crisis and the US trade war.
14 Feb 2020 Domestic vulnerabilities lie behind China’s aggressive expansion Philip Citowicki As it props up state-owned enterprises to counter slow domestic growth, China could find itself increasingly exposed.
21 Jan 2020 Reports of China’s economic death are greatly exaggerated Stephen Grenville No-one denies a transition from poverty to riches is littered with traps and dead ends – but nor is failure inevitable.
31 Oct 2019 China, a low-productivity superpower John West A shift from agriculture to industrial work can mask challenges to China’s growth, especially in the services sector.
12 Sep 2019 Economic diplomacy: Indonesian trade, ADB v BRI and Chinese money Greg Earl Indonesia’s economic growth might not be spectacular, but it is the world’s most stable – and that helps Australia.
15 Aug 2019 Economic diplomacy: China dependency and a notable departure Greg Earl Australia seems set to end this year about twice as dependent on China for its two-way trade than on the United States.
5 Aug 2019 Balancing act: China’s nationalist consumer boycotts Elliott Zaagman Outbursts of patriotic consumer outrage has become an increasing risk for foreign businesses in China.
2 Jul 2019 China’s Belt and Road Initiative, from the inside looking out Denghua Zhang , Jianwen Yin To understand the goals of China’s flagship program means also considering the perspective of state-owned enterprises.
28 Jun 2019 China’s financial risk and lessons from the Baoshang Bank collapse Stephen Joske This incident has dented the Chinese government’s claim to be in control and the financial danger zone is approaching.
23 Jan 2019 2019: a rough road ahead for Xi Thomas Olsen-Boyd The fortunes of China’s president have quickly soured, with economic troubles at home and pressure abroad.
17 Jan 2019 Why China’s financial system remains closed Stephen Joske Large scale liberalisation of a financial system created by a decade-long credit binge would be reckless.
16 Nov 2018 US versus China: the economic model Stephen Grenville Donald Trump might be a Republican, but not of the Ronald Reagan ilk, and it shows in his approach to China.
18 Oct 2018 The geopolitics of China’s tax reforms Merriden Varrall Any government – even in the People’s Republic – has to be wary about changing income tax rules.
6 Sep 2018 China’s tech bubble Elliott Zaagman As debts mount and liquidity begins to dry up, it will soon become clear how much the growth of tech start-ups was fact.
29 May 2018 China’s looming financial crisis Stephen Joske 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.
21 May 2018 China opens its financial institutions to the world – sort of Fraser Howie The change is the equivalent of VHS versus live streaming, yet the market will not be a decisive factor in China.
16 Mar 2018 Australia, Asia, and the “Wealth of Nations” Peter McCawley A new World Bank report allows stronger judgments about economic issues facing the region.
2 Feb 2018 China’s economic gloom merchants Stephen Grenville China will one day run into the same growth-constraining factors as South Korea and Japan. But not yet.