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    15
    Jul

    Banking Reform In China

    It’s no secret to anyone that the Chinese economy has been expanding rapidly over the past quarter-century. Nearly all sectors of their economy have been growing. However, the banking industry has not been adapting to match this rapid growth. This could be a cause for alarm because banking, much more so than other industries, plays

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    15
    Jul

    From Economic Lockdown to… Great Depression?

    Nowadays, it seems that every expert and his dog is predicting a Great Depression and this fact alone should make it clear that perhaps it would be wise to think things through a bit more carefully. Time and time again, the ChinaFund.com team has explained that while stereotypes have played and continue to play a

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    14
    Jul

    Was the Coronavirus Crisis a Black or White Swan Event?

    Time and time again, experts have referred to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a black swan event, something that essentially appears out of the blue and catches us completely off-guard. Nassim Taleb, the thinker who popularized the “black swan” concept, however, would beg to differ. Furthermore, those who have read the book through which he

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    13
    Jul

    Sino-American Relations in a Post-Pandemic World: From Solidarity to… the “Chinese” Virus?

    As pretty much all loyal ChinaFund.com readers (should) know all too well, Sino-American relations have been tension-laden for trade-related reasons well before the coronavirus (later on COVID-19) became a known threat. It therefore makes perfect sense to see the relationship between the world’s #1 and #2 economic superpowers in nominal GDP terms from the perspective

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    12
    Jul

    China in an Age of Corporate Socialism

    In a previous article, we have made it clear that bailouts have become the status quo response in pretty much any jurisdiction, from China to the United States and… even with the many controversies and frustrations involved, yes, the European Union. In fact, before continuing with this article, we would strongly recommend clicking HERE so

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    11
    Jul

    The Implications of 2020’s Bailouts in China and… Pretty Much Everywhere Else?

    Right from the very beginning of the COVID-19 situation (before it was even called COVID-19), China made it clear that it will do whatever it takes to bail out companies and, indeed, it has injected vast quantities of capital into the proverbial system to ensure companies stay afloat (especially in light of the fact that

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    10
    Jul

    China in a Post-Pandemic Geopolitical Framework: Global Solidarity vs. Isolationism

    Something as devastating as a pandemic inevitably brings about economic consequences that can be remarkably difficult to identify… at least at the beginning. To make matters worse, the COVID-19 pandemic also made “globalized” supply chain weaknesses as well as over-optimization (for example, business models which revolve around “production on demand” rather than expensive and logistically

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    09
    Jul

    Coronavirus Economic Prediction for China

    Earlier this year, the world was plunged into a new reality, one ushered in by the novel coronavirus. First, we experienced a new short-term reality that kept people at home almost indefinitely and shuttered all businesses that didn’t sell essential items such as food. Now, countries are facing a long-term reality that depends mainly on

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    09
    Jul

    Domestic vs. International Demand: China in the Context of Significant Post-Pandemic Export Demand Surges… or Crashes?

    At the very beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, before the name even became (in)famous and certainly well before the overwhelming majority of nations which are now battling the virus believed it would affect them, the equation in terms of the production of “essentials” (masks, protective equipment, etc.) seemed fairly straightforward: on the one hand, China

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    08
    Jul

    A Brief Biography of Xi Jinping

    If you’re contemplating investing in a foreign country (in this case, China) then it’s a good idea to get a firm understanding of how that country operates culturally. One of the best ways to do just that is to look at the person in charge of running the country in question. Looking at the person

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