Rural underemployment threatens China’s growth

Children walk along a road to their school after having their lunch at home in Min County, Gansu Province, China, 1 June 2011 (Photo: Reuters/Stringer).

Authors: Scott Rozelle, Stanford University and Dorien Emmers, KU Leuven According to World Bank data, only a handful of economies have risen from middle- to high-income status since 1960, when economic catch-up growth in many developing economies took off. Examples…

Tsai arrives in US amid Beijing’s protests

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on Wednesday amid a war of words between Washington and Beijing about her visit and threats of unspecified “countermeasures” from a Chinese official. Tsai touched down just before 3 p.m. at John…

From China’s climate commitments to action

A Chinese worker installs solar panels at a photovoltaic power station in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu Province, China, 15 May 2018 (Photo: Reuters/Oriental Image).

Author: ZhongXiang Zhang, Tianjin University As the world’s largest carbon emitter, China has a crucial role in the reduction of global carbon emissions through its own commitment and its collective international engagement. Fortunately, in the past decade, China has shifted…