The Western Europe-Western China Expressway To Connect The Yellow Sea With The Baltic
on July 11, 2016
It will stretch 8,445 kilometers.
China Peacekeepers Killed in South Sudan as Civil War Looms
on July 11, 2016
Heavy clashes continued early Monday near the UN’s two bases in the capital Juba.
Why Is There So Much Talk of China’s Bleeding Money?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on July 8, 2016
China has seen its foreign reserves depleted for months, but economists don’t agree about why: Is it because Chinese people are buying offshore assets, such as real estate? Because Chinese companies are paying down their foreign debt? Or both? Or is it because of something more to do with complex bets on foreign exchange movements? What explains why China’s foreign exchange reserves fell this spring to their lowest level since December 2011? And what long-term effects might this have on the U.S.-China relationship and China’s trade with the world?
Thilo Hanemann
on July 7, 2016
Thilo Hanemann is an Economist at Rhodium Group (RHG) and leads the firm’s work on global trade and investment. Hanemann supports the investment management, strategic planning, and policy analysis requirements of RHG clients within his fields of expertise. He is also a Senior Policy Fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, Europe’s biggest China think tank, located in Berlin.
Hanemann’s research focuses on new trends in global trade and capital flows, related policy developments, and the political and commercial dynamics of specific transactions. One of his areas of expertise is the rise of emerging economies as global investors, and the implications for host economies and the global economy. His most recent work focuses on the evolution of China’s international investment position, and the economic and policy implications of this new trend.
The South China Sea Needs ASEAN More Than Ever
on July 7, 2016
A ruling from The Hague next week on maritime disputes in the South China Sea is likely to exacerbate frictions between China and the U.S. Both would be better off respecting the central role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Walmart Workers Launch Wildcat Strikes Across China
on July 7, 2016
The strike has realised the Communist party’s fear of co-ordinated cross-country labour unrest.
China to Pillory, or Praise, Cities Based on Water Pollution
on July 7, 2016
Water and soil pollution have received less attention than foul air but are just as hazardous, if not more so.
China’s Devastating Floods Can Be Traced Back to Corruption and Overbuilding
on July 7, 2016
Scandals are not uncommon in China’s flood-control projects.
China Violated Rights of Detained American, U.N. Panel Says
on July 7, 2016
Hong Kong Refuses to Return Bookseller Lam Wing Kee to China
on July 7, 2016
Chinese police say he is in breach of his bail terms and have threatened further action if he does not return.