CHINA AND THE WORLD Coal at a Crossroads in the Balkans Even as a consensus has emerged that coal must be phased out, Chinese investment is empowering the growth of coal power across the globe. At the crossroads of this debate in Europe is a series of new coal power projects in Bosnia-Herzegovina. 10:37 am | December 5, 2019 By Ning Hui / Initium
CHINA AND THE WORLD China's Coal Conundrum Even as China has pledged reduction of carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement, it has actively pursued coal projects in the Balkans in recent years that seem to go against those commitments. 06:35 am | November 28, 2019 By Echowall Staff
CHINA AND THE WORLD The Wall and the US-China Trade War Germans may celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall as a turning point for the country, and an end to repression and division. But in China's state media today, the wall is a symbol of US-China trade divisions. 10:10 am | November 9, 2019 By David Bandurski
CHINA AND THE WORLD China’s Berlin Wall As Germany celebrates the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dramatic changes brought by the events of 1989, the anniversary will pass quietly in China. 01:35 pm | November 8, 2019 By Qian Gang
CHINA AND THE WORLD Breaking Free of GDP For decades, the notion of GDP has taken on symbolic significance for the Chinese Communist Party. But the prominence of the measure may be faltering in the face of the country's changing economic and political climate. 07:25 pm | October 28, 2019 By Echowall Staff
CHINA AND THE WORLD Searching for Clarity As Europe seeks to grow smarter in its engagements with China, here is the first in a series of online cases providing real examples of how experts and researchers can assess parties and partnerships with basic due diligence. 05:22 pm | October 9, 2019 By David Bandurski
CHINA AND THE WORLD The Legend of Lin Yifu As the framework of former World Bank economist Justin Lin Yifu is offered across the globe as a "Chinese model" for economic development, it's a good time to understand the fuller context of Lin's ideas. 12:12 pm | October 4, 2019 By Elaine Wang
CHINA AND THE WORLD Unmaking China's Myths Perceptions of China are often driven by frames, or myths, that hinder our understanding of the facts. Where do these myths come from? And what assumptions are we making when we employ them? 10:09 am | September 2, 2019 By Anja Senz
CHINA AND THE WORLD Ghost Trains to Europe Empty container cars heading home on the China Railway Express have long symbolized for some the lack of reciprocality in trade with China, which exports more to Europe than it buys. But what does it mean when most of the trains coming from China are empty? 10:45 am | August 27, 2019 By David Bandurski