China

* China’s railway development changes track, Dian Qu, Jonathan Fenby, 2 Feb 2012
Investment slows down but reform prospects open up
Infrastructure/industry
* China accelerates natural gas reform, Deepak Gopinath, 31 Jan 2012
New pricing policy makes imports more competitive but will also boost domestic production
Infrastructure/industry
* Taiwan’s real test is yet to come, Chieh-Ju Liao, Jonathan Fenby, 19 Jan 2012
While the excitement of elections has ended, the real test on economy is just started
Politics/governance
* Watch China’s new weathervane, 11 Jan 2012
Politics/governance
* Why China’s gold rush will continue, 9 Jan 2012
Consumer/agriculture
* Why China will come out on top in East Asia, Jonathan Fenby, 3 Jan 2012
The Obama administration’s Pacific push will have limited impact
Politics/governance
* China outlook 2012, Bo Zhuang, Jonathan Fenby, Fergus Naughton, 20 Dec 2011
Tougher times but no hard landing
Macro policy
* On the road in Wenzhou: Assessing the credit crisis, 15 Dec 2011
Brief Notes
* How China’s white goods sector will cope with slowing sales, Fergus Naughton, 11 Nov 2011
Subsidies will continue to cushion the sector while Beijing aims for medium-term export growth
Consumer/agriculture
* What coming collapse of China?, 5 Oct 2011
Let’s do a stress test
Macro policy
* China’s shadow banking sector comes into the spotlight, Bo Zhuang, Larry Brainard, 19 Sep 2011
Official encouragement of wealth management products will bring de facto interest rate liberalization
Macro policy
* China’s upside surprise, 6 Sep 2011
Macro policy
* How China’s herbal medicine bubble will help Western drug firms, 2 Sep 2011
Infrastructure/industry
* China’s stress test, Jonathan Fenby, 30 Aug 2011
Why social challenges will buttress soft economic policies
Social stability
* China’s stress test, Jonathan Fenby, 30 Aug 2011
Why social challenges will buttress soft economic policies
Politics/governance
* Economic interests will trump politics in Taiwan’s presidential election, Chieh-Ju Liao, Jonathan Fenby, 15 Aug 2011
No turning back on cross-Strait engagement
Politics/governance
* Funding problems are undermining China’s social housing plans, Bo Zhuang, 9 Aug 2011
Local governments lack the resources to meet Beijing’s ambitious target
Macro policy
* Why China’s property sector is on course for a soft landing, 4 Aug 2011
Infrastructure/industry
* The critical role of natural gas in Chinese energy policy, Jonathan Fenby, Bo Zhuang, 19 Jul 2011
Surging imports and exploitation of domestic resources will present investment opportunities
Infrastructure/industry
* Hot air over China, 14 Jul 2011
Politics/governance
* China's commodity imports at an inflection point, Deepak Gopinath, 6 Jul 2011
Restocking will boost hard commodity prices in H2/11 and into 2012
Macro policy
* Beijing backs Xinjiang growth in league with shadow government, 27 Jun 2011
Social stability
* China’s grand railway plan will stay on track despite losing its champion, 24 Jun 2011
Infrastructure/industry
* The internationalization of the yuan – a cautionary tale, Larry Brainard, 16 Jun 2011
Hong Kong’s burgeoning market in offshore renminbi is feeding China’s craving for unneeded dollar reserves
Macro policy
* What is new about the protests in China, 15 Jun 2011
Politics/governance