Asia

China’s stock crash: it was only money

China’s government has taken action to arrest its stock market collapse, but will this reinforce conservatives’ argument – that control is safety and liberalisation is always a hazard?

Economic and military power in Asia

Economic tools in Asia are increasingly being used for strategic purposes, as the “two Asias” – military and economic – come closer together

What Europe needs is an EIIB, not an AIIB

Europe should be financing its own public projects, not joining a venture driven by Chinese interests and standards

Xi’s paradoxical China policy

In both domestic and foreign policy, Xi has taken a hard and soft line simultaneously, aimed at bringing China closer to his vision of the “Chinese dream”