Connections


Trip Delayed
| Oct. 20 2020
As the pandemic took hold in the first half of 2020, the global travel industry ground to a halt.


Moving Out
| Jul. 24 2020
Trade tariffs, labor costs, COVID-19 and other factors have caused manufacturers to consider diversifying their supply chains.
China Data: Outbound M&A, Chinese Domestic Brands and More
China is taking its place to be one of the world’s largest M&A markets. In the first six.


| Oct. 28 2016
A Global Cooling in Attitudes Toward Trade Liberalization
For the past three decades, the general political consensus in the mature Western economies has been that trade liberalization is.


| Oct. 24 2016
Mark Pinner on Brexit and UK-China Relations
Three months after the Brexit vote, although some people are still in shock and refuse to take the result, most.


| Oct. 6 2016
Chinese Corporate Debt: China’s Red Inc.
China’s corporate debt is rising fast, and is estimated to be between 145% and 170% of GDP, which is.


| Oct. 3 2016
China’s Industrial Economy Contracts in Q2 2016: Long-term Outlook Remains Positive
China’s industrial economy remains at the bottom of an L-shaped economic trend, according to the latest CKGSB survey.


| Sep. 8 2016
Unequal, but in it Together: An Interview with Tony Atkinson, author of Inequality
In the early 20th century, the world managed to halve the number of people living in extreme poverty, yet the.


| Aug. 15 2016
Structural Reform Needed For China’s Economy To Rebound
China’s economy is facing many problems that are cyclical and also structural. Some economists believe China reached the Lewis.


| Jul. 27 2016
The Trilemma Of China’s Capital Outflow
The Chinese currency’s sharp fall last August has put the spotlight on the country’s foreign exchange reserves that.


| Jun. 28 2016
Can Xiaomi Get Its Mojo Back?
Xiaomi, once the most popular smartphone vendor in China, is showing signs of decline. Back in the day, Xiaomi broke.


| Jun. 20 2016
Solving the Prickly Issue of Overcapacity in China
Having delayed serious structural reforms, China faces eye-watering overcapacity in heavy industries. Steel production volume is more than double.


| Jun. 14 2016
Home Comforts: Relisting on Chinese Stock Exchanges
Since early 2015, 47 Chinese companies have received combined offers of $43 billion in funding from private equity houses and.


| Jun. 13 2016
Willem Buiter on China and the Global Recession
China’s boom times are over. With global investor sentiment slipping, concerns are rising about spillover effects of a faltering.


| Jun. 8 2016