China

* Investment implications of China’s new technology import guidelines, Dian Qu, Jonathan Fenby, 24 May 2011
Updated official catalogue reveals fast-tracked “shopping list”
Innovation/development
* China’s nuclear reality check, Jonathan Fenby, Chieh-Ju Liao, 5 May 2011
Japan’s disaster has spurred a move towards more rational sector development and safer technology
Infrastructure/industry
China orchestrates its political transition China orchestrates its political transition, Jonathan Fenby, 10 Apr 2011
Stability first as Xi Jinping expands his game
Politics/governance
* China’s inland move gets real, Bo Zhuang, Jonathan Fenby, 6 Apr 2011
Local land and tax policies sweeten the pot
Macro policy
* Why China’s rubber-stamp legislature session mattered, 14 Mar 2011
Politics/governance
China resumes investment in power grid with a vengeance China resumes investment in power grid with a vengeance, Dian Qu, 1 Mar 2011
New focus on improving technology content and innovation
Infrastructure/industry
* Why China is not Egypt, 22 Feb 2011
Politics/governance
* Implications of China’s growing dependency on grain imports, Deepak Gopinath, 11 Feb 2011
Recent corn imports signal a shift but the transition will be gradual
Macro policy
* Why China can live with higher inflation, Larry Brainard, 3 Feb 2011
Policymakers are surprisingly sanguine about the outlook; investors should understand why
Macro policy
* China’s property tax whimper: Why Beijing does not act more forcefully, 2 Feb 2011
Infrastructure/industry
* China’s 2011 policies shape up as tough abroad, soft at home, 21 Jan 2011
Politics/governance
* Urban rail is the ticket to economic rebalancing, Dian Qu, 7 Jan 2011
Beijing’s strong oversight means more viable projects
Infrastructure/industry
* China’s missing links, Chieh-Ju Liao, Jonathan Fenby, 17 Dec 2010
New investments in logistics will be a top priority of the new Five-Year Plan.
Infrastructure/industry
* China’s mixed message spells trouble, 15 Dec 2010
Macro policy
* Brazil front and centre for Chinese overseas investment, Elizabeth Johnson, Jonathan Fenby, 16 Dec 2010
Securing natural resources is only part of China’s strategy
Macro policy
* Why China’s food inflation won’t go away, Jonathan Fenby, Dian Qu, Chieh-Ju Liao, 3 Dec 2010
Government measures only tinker with the problem
Consumer/agriculture
* China’s industrial development model, Jonathan Fenby, Dian Qu, Chieh-Ju Liao, 18 Nov 2010
How the mega-state operates
Innovation/development
* China blows cold and hot, 12 Nov 2010
Politics/governance
* The reality behind China’s healthcare prescription, Dian Qu, Jonathan Fenby, 5 Nov 2010
The programme’s strong start belies the difficulties ahead
Consumer/agriculture
* Rare earths and China’s high-tech ambitions, Deepak Gopinath, 21 Oct 2010
A whatever-it-takes attitude towards moving up the value chain poses challenges for India and the West
Innovation/development
* China targets economic “breakthrough” and confirms a new leader, 20 Oct 2010
Politics/governance
* The opportunities in China’s 12th Five-Year Plan, Bo Zhuang, Jonathan Fenby, Larry Brainard, 13 Oct 2010
New industries and regional development will be favoured
Macro policy
* Cautious measures will not curb property momentum, 4 Oct 2010
Macro policy
* Why China does not reform, Jonathan Fenby, 30 Sep 2010
Top-level debate will not change the outcome
Politics/governance
* What China’s energy conservation drive means for steel and bulk commodities, Deepak Gopinath, 23 Sep 2010
The biggest risk to the outlook is not steel production cutbacks but a delay in expected policy easing
Infrastructure/industry