The phase one pact may lead Beijing to put more trade pressure on other countries.
Christopher BaldingAssociate Professor
Christopher Balding is an associate professor at Fulbright University Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City and author of "Sovereign Wealth Funds: The New Intersection of Money and Power."
How much Beijing complies with the recent agreement will set the tone for relations in an election year.
Weakness in domestic demand is a bigger danger to the global economy than the trade war with the U.S.
They shouldn't be on U.S. exchanges if they won't submit to the same audit scrutiny as everyone else.
African swine fever is threatening the country’s pork supply. Rising food prices may become more of a headache than the trade war.
The country's exploding foreign debt means it has to keep hard currency coming in.
Don’t get carried away by the green shoots. Ample data show that Beijing’s targets are increasingly unrealistic.
Factor in the amount of soured loans they stripped from their balance sheets last year, and the situation looks a lot more troubling.
By taking over the deposits of platforms like Alipay and WeChat Pay, the PBOC is making a power grab. All in the name of protecting consumers.
If unemployment numbers aren’t really as rosy as they appear, Beijing’s stimulus policies could well misfire.
Authorities must improve the quality of financial statements and legal protections to revive confidence among foreign investors.
Lenders can’t continue this pace of loan growth without a bigger cushion. Beijing needs to make fundraising easier.
With $1.2 trillion needing to be rolled over this year, the threat of a funding crunch is rising.
China’s slowdown is more acute than appreciated, and December’s policy summit failed to set a clear direction.
With pressure building for major stimulus, leaders must decide whether boosting growth or controlling debt is more important.
Beijing’s tweaking of the exchange rate has done little to serve its objectives in the trade war with Washington.
Beijing is wavering on its commitment to restrict debt as stock and commodity markets slump.
Domestic policies such as reining in credit and investment-driven growth are having a much bigger impact on the economy.
The PBOC should stop trying to defend seven to the dollar and let its own basket determine the currency’s value.
Treating massive projects as disposable does the economy no favors.
