China Economic Watch

Our experts monitor developments in China and the domestic and international challenges faced by Chinese leaders in managing the world’s second largest economy.

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Rising SOE defaults alarm investors but could benefit the Chinese economy

Tianlei Huang (PIIE)

January 29, 2021
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China plays the sanctions game, anticipating a bad US habit

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE) and Euijin Jung (PIIE)

December 14, 2020
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To become a high-income economy, China needs to invest more on its rural youth

Tianlei Huang (PIIE)
November 30, 2020
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China goes from strength to strength in global trade

Tianlei Huang (PIIE) and Nicholas R. Lardy (PIIE)

November 16, 2020
China Economic Watch

Chinese SOEs need more female leaders

Tianlei Huang (PIIE) and Eva (Yiwen) Zhang (PIIE)

November 5, 2020
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As China recovers from the pandemic, will zombie firms return?

Tianlei Huang (PIIE)

October 21, 2020
China Economic Watch

Memo to the Biden administration on how to advance economic talks with China

Nicholas R. Lardy (PIIE)

October 20, 2020
China Economic Watch

Despite the rhetoric, US-China financial decoupling is not happening

Nicholas R. Lardy (PIIE) and Tianlei Huang (PIIE)

July 2, 2020
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Gender discrimination at work is dragging China's growth

Eva (Yiwen) Zhang (PIIE) and Tianlei Huang (PIIE)

June 16, 2020
China Economic Watch

Trump’s latest move on Hong Kong is bluster

Nicholas R. Lardy (PIIE)
June 1, 2020