China's Economy Timeline

Aug 21 2013

In China, an Unprecedented Demographic Problem Takes Shape

China's population will grow old before it is anywhere near middle-income status, let alone rich.
Aug 21 2013

India and China's Evolving Competition for Resources

As the two countries' populations continue to grow, efforts to manage resources include importing energy.
Aug 20 2013
Understanding Chinese Investment in East African Infrastructure

Understanding Chinese Investment in East African Infrastructure

The Indian and Pacific ocean basins are increasingly becoming the focal point of worldwide economic development.
Aug 19 2013
In Cambodia, Political Instability Threatens Economic Prosperity

In Cambodia, Political Instability Threatens Economic Prosperity

Though violence has been sporadic so far, neither side in the country's electoral dispute is close to reaching an accord.
Aug 19 2013

China's Plans for Oil Reform

Beijing is trying to cultivate competition among state-owned firms and large independent refineries.
Aug 18 2013

China: Beijing To Ease Free Trade Zone Laws

China plans to suspend certain laws on foreign investment in proposed free trade zones in order to open up the economy, a State Council statement said Aug. 17, Bloomberg reported Aug. 18.
Aug 16 2013
Mexico: Energy Reforms Could Prove Effective

Mexico: Energy Reforms Could Prove Effective

Proposed energy reforms in Mexico might incentivize foreign firms to invest on the scale needed to stabilize falling production.
Aug 15 2013
Investors at a stock exchange hall in Jiujiang, China, on June 24.

Beijing Struggles to Manage Interbank Lending Markets

These markets provide short-term relief, but their continued expansion and sophistication could compromise China's financial system.
Aug 13 2013

Putting Mexico's Energy Reform in Context

The proposed reforms represent the country's best chance in decades to attract foreign investment and stabilize its energy sector.
Aug 12 2013
Vietnam: Investment Trends Bode Well for the Country's Economic Future

Vietnam: Investment Trends Bode Well for the Country's Economic Future

Money is being spent in areas ordinarily ignored by investors.
Aug 09 2013
Malaria's Effects on Economic Growth

Malaria's Effects on Economic Growth

An effective malaria vaccine would be a boon to many emerging economies.
Aug 07 2013
Cross-Strait Infrastructure Between China and Taiwan

Cross-Strait Infrastructure Between China and Taiwan

Beijing hopes that the physical infrastructure it wants to build one day across the Taiwan Strait could bring the country a step closer to reuniting with the island.

Overview

China's leadership is attempting to balance unsustainable economic growth against potential social and political unrest. Beijing has managed to stave off a major crisis through repeated stopgap measures, but how long can the Communist Party sustain this system?

Key Analysis

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