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Arms, trade and politics cloud Taiwan’s relations with China
THE Chinese government grabbed global headlines, asserting that candidates standing for election as Hong Kong’s chief executive in 2017 must be approved by the Communist Party in Beijing. This has led...
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China faces big decisions as it reforms its taxes
CHINA’s taxation system has developed rapidly in the 35 years of transition from state-controlled to market economy. But it remains a work in progress, writes World Review guest expert Ken Davies. The...
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests and the impact on its economy
Video transcript:Are the protests having a negative impact on Hong Kong’s economy and prosperity?Joseph Dobbs, Researcher at the European Leadership Network: Well, I think there’s been a great deal of...
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Should China be concerned about Hong Kong's Umbrella generation?
BEIJING is losing patience with Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution which has seen tens of thousands take to the streets in ‘peaceful’ protests to call for universal suffrage and oppose China’s...
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Ending one-child policy will not stop China’s demographic decline
WITH BIRTH rates far below replacement levels, China is facing a demographic crisis. The government’s recent relaxation of the so-called ‘one-child policy’ showed its willingness to tackle the issue....
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China tightens up politically as its economy falters
IF YOU thought that the crisis facing China’s equity and currency markets – so evident last summer – was over, renewed turmoil in the first weeks of 2016 shows that there is still a long way to go,...
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As ‘dollar bloc’ comes apart, policymakers brace for trouble
A clean break in the renminbi’s link to the dollar, which has existed since China started opening its economy in the late 1970s, would herald the demise of a “dollar bloc” that has dominated global...
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Fed’s policy may derail economy and bring collapse of dollar bloc
THE YEAR has not started well for global financial markets. Undoubtedly, one reason that stocks have slumped is that the United States Federal Reserve under Janet Yellen has started to raise interest...
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Young Hong Kongers oppose unification with China
NEARLY a year and a half after Hong Kong’s “umbrella revolution” (Sept.-Dec. 2014), the legacy of the seemingly unsuccessful protest continues to dominate Hong Kong’s political debate. This adds a new...
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