How the Covid crisis impacts investors’ views on China
People who invest money in China are seriously concerned about the wave of Covid-19 which has spread across the country in the spring of 2022. With daily cases numbering in the thousands, cities such ...
5 Apr 202214min
Should there be a boycott of China over human rights issues in Xinjiang?
The plight of the people who live in the Chinese province of Xinjiang is a matter of heated debate at the United Nations, in parliaments and on social media. It is here that human rights abuses agains...
29 Mars 202214min
Xinjiang's detention centres: Re-education or concentration camps?
China has a very serious image problem when it comes to the treatment of of the Uyghurs and other Turkic ethnic groups in the north-western province of Xinjiang. Internet searches on the topic throw u...
22 Mars 202215min
Politically correct history: How the Chinese Communist Party tells its story
Speeches by Xi Jinping are full of references to the events over the past hundred years, as well as stories from China's ancient past. For Mr Xi, the narrative follows China’s steady progress towards ...
15 Mars 202214min
Will common prosperity close the gap between rich and poor?
China is a far richer nation than it was 40 years ago, when it began to integrate with the global economy. However, income disparity has also widened, which is a concern to the Chinese Communist Party...
8 Mars 202213min
Threats to China's economy
China's leaders have revealed that they are worried about a number of threats to economic growth, some of them quite serious. Premier Li Keqiang adopted a downbeat tone in a recent speech, expressing ...
1 Mars 202212min
Hong Kong’s relentless battle with Covid
Just as much of the world seems to be emerging from the pandemic, the Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong is getting worse. By February 2022, hospitals were in danger of becoming overwhelmed with sick pat...
22 Feb 202212min
The middle income trap
Xi Jinping claims that China has achieved a tremendous feat by raising the standard of living of its citizens. "No other country can lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in such a short ...
15 Feb 202214min
