In most respects, China is a world away from the oil-dominated autocracies in the Mideast now seething with anti-government unrest. But it faces similar issues: high inflation and a troubling wealth gap that could fuel social u…
China’s economy is booming, and Western nations are increasing their demands that its currency be allowed to rise to its natural value. Who knows if that will happen, but if you want to bet that it will, the Bank of China just …
While the U.S. struggled with near-10% unemployment, China grew at that same pace over the past year. But the country faces massive internal problems that leave it in a far more difficult situation than the praise constantly he…
With the latest round of global climate change talks set to begin this week in Cancun, Mexico, the assembled delegates should be thankful they’re not meeting in, say, Beijing or New Delhi. Those two cities are tied at the top o…