DC - China

Demystifying the Chinese Economy

Uri Dadush, Justin Lin, Vikram Nehru, Nicholas Lardy — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Since opening up to the world in 1979, China’s economy has grown by an astonishing 10 percent, on average, in real terms every year. But many observers have pointed out that China’s recent “rise” is more aptly deemed a “return” to the preeminence it enjoyed before the eighteenth century.

Chinese Oil: An Evolving Strategy

Kevin Tu — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:12:34 +0000

Chinese National Oil Companies, while owned by the government, increasingly base investment decisions on market signals rather than state orders. Their efforts to access oil and gas resources are helping to meet the challenge of high petroleum consumption levels.

Getting Iranian Oil Sanctions Right

Adnan Vatansever — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:40:01 +0000

The United States and its European allies can make oil sanctions against Iran work by designing the right foundations that will not falter at the early signs of price instability in the oil markets.

Don’t Blame China’s Currency for U.S. Trade Deficit

Yukon Huang — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:26:12 +0000

China's trade surplus has less to do with the value of its currency than it does with rapid urbanization and the rise of production networks across East Asia.

Going Against the Grain on the Post-2005 Commodity Price Boom

John Baffes — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:55:49 +0000

Emerging market demand was the main cause of the post-2005 increase in metal and energy prices. But, contrary to conventional wisdom, it did not play a key role in the parallel spike in food prices.

China's Problematic Coal Plan

Kevin Tu — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:00:48 +0000

To improve the credibility of China's recently announced coal plan, Beijing should seriously consider fundamentally overhauling its statistical reporting system.

Stability Before Profit in Russia's East Asian Strategy

Dmitri Trenin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:41:54 +0000

While developing its Asian strategy, Russia will certainly give a lot of attention to cooperation with China, but it will not ignore its interests and opportunities in other countries in the region.

Carbon Trade Lessons from the EU

Kevin Tu, David Livingston — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:47:57 +0000

China’s fledgling carbon markets can best succeed on the national level by heeding Europe’s mistakes.

China's Rise: Opportunity or Threat for East Asia?

Yukon Huang — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:17:17 +0000

China's rise has had very different consequences for its North Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors, in particular, making it difficult for Southeast Asia to break out of the middle income trap.

Energy for Tomorrow

Kevin Tu, Adnan Vatansever — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:39:14 +0000

China and Russia must find a way to balance the competing policy challenges of economic development, energy security, and environmental integrity.