Most “zombie credits” locked out of new UN carbon market after China and India snub
China and India have declined to back any of their old United Nations carbon credit projects seeking to sell offsets…
China’s coal-chemicals boom risks repeating the mistakes of the past
Aiqun Yu, Christine Shearer and Joe Hittinger work at Global Energy Monitor, a US-based organisation that seeks to provide the…
Warning against ‘consumer club’ as G7 forms critical minerals alliance
Wealthy nations in the G7 have agreed to work more closely together to secure the minerals they need for the…
Europeans Are the G7’s Grownups
Slowly but surely, the European Union is taking steps to reduce its current-account surplus and direct more of its substantial…
Europe’s Competitiveness Bogeyman by Daniel Gros
Economics Jun 4, 2026 Daniel Gros Calls for European leaders to protect domestic industry from “unfairly” subsidized Chinese competition have…
Democracy vs. Data Centers by Angela Huyue Zhang
As tech companies race to build data centers, communities and lawmakers across the United States are pushing back. Industry leaders…
The US and India Have Become Regional Rivals by Brahma Chellaney
While the US views India as a counterweight to China in Asia, it balks at the idea of Indian regional…
What Price Hormuz?
Donald Trump has three primary objectives in the Persian Gulf: unwind the Iranian nuclear program, permanently reopen the Strait of…
Reading Between China’s Red Lines by Stephen S. Roach
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s blunt warning to US President Donald Trump about Taiwan was clearly intended to sharpen the distinction…
China’s Long March to Technological Supremacy by Johan Rockström & Inga Strümke
China’s R&D prowess was visible in research output, patents, PhDs, and critical technologies for years, long before crystallizing into commercial…
The Gangster Logic of Trump’s Tariff Wars by Anne O. Krueger
US President Donald Trump has turned tariffs into instruments of extortion, pressuring trading partners into investment commitments that advance his…
Industrial Policy for an Age of Uncertainty by Yuen Yuen Ang
With industrial policy back in fashion worldwide, the question is not whether governments should intervene (they already do), but how…
The US and China Must Learn to Coexist by Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
The Beijing summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping showed that competition between the United States and China need not…
China’s $226 Million Undersea Data Center Cuts Land And Water Use For AI Infrastructure
China’s undersea data center near Shanghai has drawn about $226 million in investment and is designed for 24MW of total…
HSBC Launches $4 Billion Credit Facility to Help China Clean Tech Firms Expand Globally
HSBC’s $4 billion facility will support mainland Chinese companies in sustainable and transition technologies, including clean power, data centres, EVs…
The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit by Shang-Jin Wei
en English Economics May 15, 2026 Shang-Jin Wei If Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s Beijing summit produces a sustained Sino-American…
Was Xi Jinping Inevitable? by Steve Tsang
Under Xi Jinping, China is moving steadily away from the pragmatic authoritarianism of the reform era toward the restoration of…
How Russia Lost Friends and Global Influence by Nina L. Khrushcheva
Far from restoring Russia’s great-power status, the Ukraine war has left Russia stretched so thin that it has repeatedly failed…
Will Trump Betray Taiwan? by Eyck Freymann
When Donald Trump sits down with Xi Jinping this week, he will be facing a leader who is patient, perceptive,…