China Eyes More Muscle for Market Supervision

Empowering the Central Bank Could Prevent Further Stocks Turmoil

Strengthening the People’s Bank of China’s regulatory clout is high on a list of suggestions for improving financial market oversight following last summer’s stock market crash.

As supporters of the plan see it, no government institution is in a better position to improve stock trading controls, manage Internet-only banks, and close regulatory loopholes than the central bank.

The China Africa Relationship: Crossroads or Cliff?

A ChinaFile Conversation

As we approach the sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit in Johannesburg, we try better to understand the main issues that surely will arise when Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma meet on December 4 to deliver the FOCAC keynote addresses along with African Union Chairman Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe.