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Experts' take on Taiwan question - April 03, 2023

The transit of Tsai Ing-wen, leader of Taiwan island, through the United States en route to Guatemala and Belize, is nothing but a selfish and reckless political gamble. Such an arrangement between the US and the Taiwan authorities poses a severe challenge to the one-China principle inscribed in the three Sino-US communiques.

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China, ROK, Japan should boost global development - April 02, 2023

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the international community has encountered at least four crises: a human crisis because of the COVID-19 pandemic, an international security crisis following the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a global order crisis due to the US-China competition, and a global economic crisis because of rising protectionism and unilateralism in many countries.

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Economic growth: whence it came, where it is going - March 29, 2023

The recent history of economic growth can be divided into two phases: before and after the 2008 global financial crisis. Prior to 2008, the global economy experienced a period of sustained growth, a Goldilocks period including here in China but also in other developing countries and in the developed world.

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Cold War mentality disrupts regional peace - March 23, 2023

Last week, the AUKUS security pact based on the cooperation project in the building nuclear submarines by the US, UK and Australia against China announced the purchase of three nuclear submarines to Australia. By the early 2030s, Australia will purchase three US-built Virginia-class submarines, making it the second country, after the UK, to receive the US nuclear submarine technology.

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Preventing local governments' hidden debt risks - March 22, 2023

Finance is the foundation of governance, while fiscal reform is necessary to facilitate overall reform and implementation of policies. There is need therefore to reform a tax-sharing system introduced in 1994 which established a hierarchical fiscal system to ensure local governments earn enough revenue in order to improve governance and better serve the people.

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Is PH sleepwalking into economic and geopolitical minefield? - March 21, 2023

Amid the worst global volatility since 1945, the Philippines may be aligning its future with secular erosion, political divisions, militarization and nuclear risks.

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Security initiative works in Middle East - March 16, 2023

The Global Security Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping demonstrates China's sense of responsibility to safeguard global security by eliminating the root causes of international conflicts, improve global security governance, encourage joint international efforts to bring more stability and certainty to a volatile and changing era, and promote durable peace and development in the world.

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Guest Opinion: China's modernization and economic development an inspiration for Global South - March 12, 2023

After its opening up in the 1970s, China's rapid growth into the second largest economy in the world, with growing global economic and political influence today, makes China not only one of the most influential countries in today's international politics and economics but an inspiration to the developing world.

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China's rebound will be positive for world economy, offset Fed risks - March 08, 2023

When Chinese policymakers began preparing for the re-opening, many international observers warned it would unleash inflationary headwinds. This was their assumption: As the world's biggest factory and the second-largest economy re-opens for business after three years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, it will have to cope with a surge in demand. That, in turn, would trigger global inflationary pressures as in the United States and the European Union, which have been struggling with elevated inflation since their re-opening.

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China's economy resilient with potential and vitality - March 07, 2023

The annual session of the National People's Congress, which started on Sunday, has reaffirmed Chinese policymakers' pro-growth stance set at the Central Economic Work Conference in December. In light of China's disappointing economic performance due to the strict COVID-19 restrictions, the CEWC had called for an "overall improvement" of the economy, starting with making efforts to improve expectations and boost confidence. In this context, we (at Standard Chartered Bank) had expected the government to set reasonable as well as ambitious economic targets to stabilize market expectations.

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