What to Make of China’s Trade Surplus
China’s annual trade surplus now stands at $1 trillion, the largest trade imbalance ever accumulated by any single country, which…
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The Myth of the Asian Century: Has China’s Power Peaked?
By virtue of its size, contiguity, economic weight, and crucial role in the world economy, China will always enjoy considerable…
China’s Economic Stagnation and Tech Innovation Are Linked Stories
Yet equally persuasive are signs of structural weaknesses: rising debt, an aging population, a collapsed real estate market, and rising…
Can U.S. Chip Export Controls Slow China’s AI Development?
For a company worth nearly $3 trillion, facing an unexpected cost of a few billion dollars may sound relatively paltry.…
Don’t Give Up on China’s Democracy Just Yet
In the 1950s, social scientists popularized an idea that would go on to shape geopolitics: modernization theory, or the belief…
How China’s Antitrust Tactics Undermine U.S. Tech Leadership
Less than a week after Washington ratcheted up its chip export controls, Beijing responded with a pointed escalation on Dec.…