Howard Chua-Eoan, Columnist

When Bad News for China Is Bad News for All

Beijing versus Washington isn’t a zero-sum game. We’re all in this together.

September 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM UTC

Howard Chua-Eoan is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion covering culture and business. He previously served as Bloomberg Opinion's international editor and is a former news director at Time magazine.

Abandoned housing in Liaoning province: Not just China’s problem.
Photographer: Andrea Verdelli/Bloomberg

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