China Asia Economy

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China’s demography not an imminent economic threat

China’s demography not an imminent economic threat

China’s population fell in 2022 and will continue to do so throughout the 21st...

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No, the US hasn’t ‘lost’ Vietnam

No, the US hasn’t ‘lost’ Vietnam

The recent purge of several apparently Western-leaning officials in Hanoi has le...

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All eyes on PBOC as US banking woes go global

All eyes on PBOC as US banking woes go global

If Governor Yi Gang’s staff at the People’s Bank of China had been planning ...

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India’s fine balance in a world of asymmetrical multipolarity

India’s fine balance in a world of asymmetrical multi...

In the past decade, global geopolitical transitions have gathered momentum. This...

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China to invest in Russian Far East, buy more fuel

China to invest in Russian Far East, buy more fuel

China will buy more oil and gas from Russia in the coming decade and will help d...

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Black Sea drone downing highlights rising risk of ‘accidental’ war

Black Sea drone downing highlights rising risk of ‘ac...

The extraordinary footage of a Russian jet intercepting a US drone over the Blac...

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AI warship designer accelerating China’s naval lead

AI warship designer accelerating China’s naval lead

China is set to supercharge its naval shipbuilding program with AI, accelerating...

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Economic lessons for India from the pandemic

Economic lessons for India from the pandemic

This year will be one of the most important for the South Asian subcontinent. Ac...

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Rural America and suburbs part company politically

Rural America and suburbs part company politically

Everyone talks about the urban-rural divide but the suburban-rural divide yawns ...

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Kenzaburō Ōe: a writer of real humanity, the real Japan

Kenzaburō Ōe: a writer of real humanity, the real Ja...

The death at 88 of Japanese writer and Nobel prize winner Kenzaburō Ōe on Marc...

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Crimea vote paved way for wider Russia invasion

Crimea vote paved way for wider Russia invasion

When a referendum was held in Crimea on March 16 2014, to ask voters whether the...

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Russia war waves buffeting far-away Indonesia

Russia war waves buffeting far-away Indonesia

JAKARTA – Ripples from the Russia-Ukraine war are being felt in far-off Indon...

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China’s grand plan to restore a globalized order

China’s grand plan to restore a globalized order

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, China’s GDP...

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In praise of supply-side economics

In praise of supply-side economics

 On both sides of the Pacific, in China and the US, the destructive combination...

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China’s actions toward Ukraine, Russia could shape geopolitics

China’s actions toward Ukraine, Russia could shape ge...

Days before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Februar...

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Vietnam the epitome of a Belt and Road hedge

Vietnam the epitome of a Belt and Road hedge

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jin...