Building Asia`s Future

Ding Gang: Prosperous manufacturing industry hinges on occupational education

The scramble for manufacturing is in essence driven by a desire for jobs. When US President-elect Donald Trump has tried hard to stop American businesses from being outsourced and attract foreign investment to the US, he wants to provide more employment opportunities for Americans.

Zhao Minghao: Abe fails to hype up sea tension with Asia-Pacific tour

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will head to Washington soon to meet with incoming US President Donald Trump. With Trump about to enter the White House, Tokyo has become increasingly proactive in regional diplomacy, but Beijing is cautious about Japan`s moves.

John Ross: The world will be listening to Xi Jinping at Davos

Xi Jinping is the first Chinese president to speak at the Davos World Economic Forum. This visit has attracted even greater international media attention than the normally high levels of interest in a trip by China`s leader.

Wang Yiwei: Xi to explain economic priorities in Davos

The Davos meeting, usually attended by China`s premier and vice-president, will witness for the first time a keynote address by China`s head of state. Xi is expected to explicitly explain his views on the global economic landscape and China`s solutions to global problems at the gathering.

Zhao Minghao: China to uphold openness of global economy at Davos

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 17, which shows China`s support for globalization and multilateralism.

Wan Zhe: China values responsibility over leadership in global economic governance

As usual, Davos, a small Swiss town in the Alps, witnesses the annual World Economic Forum this week. The difference is, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the meeting and delivered a keynote speech this time - the first such appearance by a Chinese head of state in history. The theme of this year`s forum is "Responsive and Responsible Leadership." Amid the emergence of anti-globalization and protectionism, China attaches more significance to responsibility than leadership in global economic

Wang Yiwei: China`s outbound M&A hits record in 2016

Chinese enterprises with global ambitions scrambled to purchase overseas businesses and assets last year, as momentum in the domestic real economy continued to be sluggish.

Ding Gang: China can’t be onlooker of regional security pattern

When Chinese air and navy force crossed the first island chain, the outlook that China will be the one to write the regional security rules has also become undoubtedly logical.

Cheng Cheng: Hurdles remain for Chinese firms in Africa

Cooperation between China and Tanzania faced difficulties in the last two years, as the economic outlook of the East African nation was not as good as expected amid restructuring

Zhang Jingwei: Can Ban Ki-moon stabilize the chaotic situation in South Korea?

Recent South Korean opinion polls show support for Ban Ki-moon remaining persistently high. Although he still hasn`t announced his candidacy, he has spoken of his willingness to serve his country.

Zhao Minghao: Beijing won’t yield to US bullying over Taiwan

Trump may enhance the level of US-Taiwan exchanges and facilitate more bilateral interactions between military officials. He may also increase the arms sales to Taiwan, as long advocated by John McCain, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee. This is highly likely since Taiwan authorities have agreed to increase its defense spending to 3 percent of the GDP.

Zhang Jingwei: Active rebalancing

China has reduced the U.S. government bonds it holds, thereby becoming the second largest holder of U.S. treasuries, behind Japan.

Wan Zhe: End of salt monopoly opportunity for private firms

China`s decades-long reforms across industries have only left a small number of controversial industries untouched, such as salt, oil and telecom. To a large extent, putting an end to the State salt monopoly signifies the start of a new round of institutional reforms and can offer some insight for the future of those remaining sectors.

Cheng Cheng: Punishing China won’t ‘make America great again’

"Twitter president" Donald Trump drew in voters with his China bashing campaign, claiming that "China is the largest currency manipulator on the planet." Trump`s impending presidency seems to mean that a Sino-US trade war is approaching.

He Fan interviewed by CCTV on Chinese economy

He Fan, Chief Economist of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, was interviewed by CCTV on Chinese economy.

Chen Dingding: 4 Tips for US President-Elect Trump’s China Policy

In a little over a month since Donald Trump’s stunning victory in the presidential election, the president-elect has already, as he promised during the campaign, adopted a new thinking on China, most notably with his highly controversial remarks on the United States’ “one China” policy.

China-EU economic ties go ahead despite headwinds

China and the European Union (EU) have gone through a bittersweet year in economy in 2016, stumbling over issues, such as the anti-dumping regime and "analogue country," while continuously advancing in trade, investment and strategic cooperation.

Wang Yiwei: Beijing not ready to fill vacuum left by Washington

Discussions are heating up on global governance recently. Some believe that China, as a rising power, may replace the US to lead the world especially after US President-elect Donald Trump promised to quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership and withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement. It has a good ground, but it may take a long time to be realized.

CPEC creates opportunities for Chinese security firms

The multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) offers a genuine business opportunity for Chinese security companies to expand overseas, but only for a small circle of elite operators, said an executive at a leading Chinese security firm.