China & East Asia

In 1957, at the height of Soviet power, Chinese leader Mao Zedong made a prediction. “It is my opinion that the international situation has now reached a new turning point. There are two winds in the world today, the East Wind and the West…

In September 2013, the newly-elected President of China, Xi Jinping, visited Kazakhstan and other Central Asian states. In his speech at the Nazarbayev University he presented the “Silk Road Economic Belt” project, which was followed by the…

Six years after the start of the Great Recession of 2008-09, the outlook for the world economy now looks relatively optimistic, albeit amid some new risks and challenges. Following years of balance sheet adjustment and policymakers…

Thank goodness it happened in Japan. It’s not nice to say out loud, but many of us secretly let this thought cross our minds as a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and a 30-foot tsunami crushed coastal cities killing thousands. It was faith and…

Asian economies are weathering the present global crisis but long-term gains will be possible only if governments use the opportunity to carry out more reforms. It has been almost exactly two years since Bear Stearns  & Company ignited…