What to expect from China in the current economic crisis? Will the crisis change China's role in the international economy? In this Policy Brief, Guy de Jonquières analyses the main trends in China's economic policy-making and positioning in the international policy arena. He argues that China...

The global economic crisis has changed the perception that many Western countries shared on China. It is no longer viewed as an unruly and disruptive pupil, but rather a potential financial paymaster. Hence the aim of this paper is to identify and describe the challenges that China is facing in...

As the west struggles under the double burden of anaemic growth and massive debt, the belief has become common that power is shifting to China. But while western influence in the world may be diminishing, it is by no means certain that China possesses either the will or the capacity to shape...

The arrival of a new European Commission is a good opportunity for Europe to re-consider its policy vis-à-vis China. Under Xi Jinping, China is going through a period of change in domestic as well as foreign policy - and this change adds urgency to Europe's quest for an effective China policy....

Over the last 30 years, the speed and scale of China's economic rise have stunned the world. Now its government has mapped out bold plans for the next phase of the nation's development: transforming it into an innovation powerhouse that occupies a leading, and ultimately dominant, global...

China is in a race against time to re-engineer its faltering economic model, famously described by Wen Jiabao, its last prime minister, as "unsustainable, uncoordinated, unbalanced, and unstable". Against a background of soaring debt levels, proliferating asset bubbles and chronic excess...

This Policy Brief takes stock of recent developments and future trends in China's foreign policy. It questions China's progress in shaping its diplomacy and international relations in a way that reflects its global economic size and strength. Preoccupied with domestic priorities and challenges,...

The true nature and purpose of China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative are subject to much speculation. The one certainty is that OBOR commands powerful high-level Chinese support and is backed by a large investment of political capital. It is no less than the personal signature initiative...

It is on the pocketbook issues that Britain's Remain campaign has chosen to take its stand. For weeks, it has bombarded the public with warnings and research purporting to show that Brexit would take a toll on economic growth, living standards, public services and even property prices....