Signs of a Smaller, Less Dynamic China
Rapid growth from a dynamic economy once defined China, as it modernized its huge industrial sector. Now an ageing and declining population,...
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Further Problems for China's Air Force
China's air force, the PLAAF, has suffered a number of serious aircraft crashes in recent years, including the death of its most famous female...
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East Asia Update: China's Policy Direction, Korea's Political Woes and Taiwan's Economic Momentum
China: Policy direction has long-term consequences Industrial profits accelerated6% y/y in Oct 16 year-to-date, up from 8.4% in Sep 16. The coal...
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New Capital Controls Highlight Policy Concerns and Growing Contradictions
China's monetary expansion in 2003-2011 was underpinned by massive balance of payments surpluses (of 5-12% of GDP annually). Those surpluses shrank...
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The Decline of China's North-Eastern Regions
China's old heavy-industrial north-eastern regions are in decline, as is their population. Recent figures presage a more general decline in China's...
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