The Latest Breaking News from Deng Xiaoping

The somewhat unorthodox leader led his country through one of the most tumultuous eras of American history, writes Ariana Baio

This year’s Nobel memorial prize in economics has gone to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their work on why there are such vast differences in prosperity between nations.

In this intimate study of a period of upheaval, a Chinese-born writer uncovers the stories of four young citizens whose lives were transformed by Deng Xiaoping’s reforms – and the obstacles they strove to overcome

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Hunan’s party committee launched a ‘great discussion’ on ‘emancipation of the mind’ to break the rigid ways of thinking that stand in the way of breakthroughs in reform

In his new year address, Chinese president Xi Jinping claimed that Taiwan would “surely be reunified” with China. Against the backdrop of increased Chinese military posturing in the Taiwan Strait, some western journalists are framing Xi’s remarks as an overt and direct threat against Taiwan. They argue that Xi’s rhetoric…

Beijing needs domestic consumers to spend more, but the Chinese president’s ideology is getting in the way.

A decades-old science and technology cooperative agreement between the United States and China expires on Aug. 27, 2023. On the surface, an expiring diplomatic agreement may not seem significant. But unless it’s renewed, the quiet end to a cooperative era may have consequences for scientific research and technological innovation.

"If you get a scenario where China is really in crisis and exporting deflation, I can see where that actually filters through the United States," said an international economist at Wells Fargo.