- December 11, 2019 ECONOMY, Finance Policy, POLITICS
In Year-End Economic Confab, Beijing Will Look to Reorder Priorities
China’s annual Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC)—the most consequential economic policy meeting of the year—is reportedly under way. It will…
READ MORE- November 18, 2019 ECONOMY
Is There a Method Behind Beijing’s Bank Rescue Madness?
Bank rescues in China may no longer be isolated events. Since May, one bank has been taken into receivership by…
READ MORE- October 21, 2019 INNOVATION, Technology, US-CHINA
Who Benefits From American AI Research in China?
Who benefits from the research breakthroughs made in the China-based research labs of American artificial intelligence (AI) companies? Just five…
READ MORE- October 9, 2019 ECONOMY
Diverging Approaches to Supporting Growth: The Cases of Jiangsu vs. Guangdong
With the Chinese economy continuing to slow throughout the first half of 2019, attention has focused on how the central…
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Western expectations for Chinese economic reforms have long fixated on the “opening” associated with market access and financial liberalization. Frustration…
READ MORE- September 17, 2019 ECONOMY, Finance Policy
Interest Rates, Not Credit, Will Be Beijing’s Main Tool To Juice Economy
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has been busy of late, re-setting the benchmark lending rate in August and cutting…
READ MORE- September 10, 2019 INNOVATION, Technology
Chip on the Shoulder: How China Aims to Compete in Semiconductors
China’s recipe for tech leadership has long missed a main ingredient: chips. It isn’t for lack of trying. Since the…
READ MORE- September 4, 2019 INNOVATION, Technology
2014: The Year of China’s Digital Cambrian Explosion
At MacroPolo we are dedicated to dissecting the sources and implications of China’s arrival as a technological power. Our work…
READ MORE- August 23, 2019 ECONOMY, Finance, Finance Policy
Shandong vs. Zhejiang: Diverging Experiences of Bad Loan Disposals
Since 2015, China’s banks have disposed of their nonperforming loans (NPLs) in ever greater volumes as part of a broader…
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