Despite optimism for China’s economy returning, as increased exports help mitigate the financial burden of an overleveraged property sector, the
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Cultural Attitudes Key to Fixing Chinese Youth Unemployment
In January 2024, China’s National Bureau of Statistics resumed publishing official youth unemployment figures. In December 2023 the youth unemployment
Skunk Works: How the U.S. Achieved the Technological Innovation that Helped Win the Cold War
In the last year, the annual number of international patents filed from China has surpassed those filed from the U.S. Not only that, but Chinese
Taiwan Tech Update, March 2024
This month’s column details Taiwan’s ongoing attempts to build a homegrown quantum computer, plans to build a launch center for rockets, a forecast of
How Does Organized Crime in Taiwan Compare to the 1990s? Part One: Business
A follow-up article on organized crime in Taiwanese politics can be read here. An owner of a medium-sized vegetable distribution company in New
The United States and China’s Complex Cooperation and Rivalry Continue
The world has witnessed a complex tapestry of economic and technological dynamics between the United States and China, with 2023 marking a period of
Time to Face the Money? President-Elect Lai Under Pressure to Fix Taiwan’s Economy
Taiwan’s January election results indicate an appetite for change. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost its majority in the legislature and
Hong Kong’s Economic Quagmire Continues
Hong Kong’s economy enjoyed a cyclical rebound in 2023. But wounds from COVID-19 policies, external headwinds from decelerating Chinese growth and
Taiwan’s Slowing Growth and National Security
Taiwan’s GDP growth declined to 1.4 percent in 2023, down from 2.6 percent the previous year and 6.6 percent in 2021. The economic slowdown raises
Semiconductor Sanctions: What Does the U.S. Mean by ‘National Security Risks’?
When the U.S. updated its export controls on semiconductors at the end of October, the Bureau of Industry and Security document contained the phrase
Surveillance Coins and Hong Kong’s Pivot to Post-FTX Crypto
On November 2, 2023, in a Manhattan federal court, a gentleman named Samuel Bankman-Fried was convicted on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy
China’s Local Government Credit Dilemma
China’s economic growth “miracle” has begun to be overshadowed by an evolving fiscal challenge. The depletion of local governments’ credit capacity