China’s recently closed “third plenum,” held in July 2024, stated that “national security is an important foundation for China’s modernization.” … Continue reading “The Economics of China’s National Security Policy”

Growing distrust of China in the United States has been associated with fears over intellectual property, with China’s threats to … Continue reading “The economic cost of “decoupling” from China”

Although the coronavirus scare has dampened the protests in Hong Kong, last year’s events attracted worldwide attention which has not … Continue reading “Hong Kong is becoming less important for China – and this is bad news”