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Opinion | 4 times fortune has favoured China’s economic rise

History is often shaped by coincidences. During the past four decades, China has emerged as one of the world’s most…

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Explainer | What is China’s five-year plan, and why is it so important?

As next month’s fourth plenary session of the Communist Party’s Central Committee approaches, global attention is turning to China’s next…

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Macroscope | Trump’s tariffs are waking Asia up from the dream of export-led growth

Imagine driving slowly but steadily along the road towards an economic development led by domestic demand, when your navigator advises…

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Exclusive | Economist Michael Pettis on China’s consumption paradox and the pitfalls of a trade war

After more than two decades in China – including years spent teaching finance at Peking University and Tsinghua University –…

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Exclusive | Nobel-winning economist James Robinson on China’s place in his theory of institutions

James Robinson, a University of Chicago professor, was one of the three winners of the Nobel Prize for economics this…

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