https://www.scmp.com/rss/268438/feed Professor Zhiwu Chen is director of the Asia Global Institute and Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics at the University of Hong Kong. He is a former professor of finance at Yale University (1999-2017). His research covers finance theory, the sociology of finance, economic history, emerging markets, as well as China's economy and capital markets. He was also a special-term visiting professor at Peking University (School of Economics) and Tsinghua University (School of Social Sciences). en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Since the US-China trade war started in March 2018, the two countries have been slinging tariffs at each other in between the 12 rounds of negotiations. With the next talks scheduled for early October, it is natural to wonder whether one side or the other has won the epic battle’s first phase. President Donald Trump had two primary goals: to cut the US trade deficit with the world, with China in particular, and to force the relocation of supply chains and production out of China to weaken its... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3027884/donald-trump-won-round-one-trade-war-round-two-china-has-upper-hand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3027884/donald-trump-won-round-one-trade-war-round-two-china-has-upper-hand?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:00:12 +0000 One cannot open a Chinese newspaper these days without seeing a story about corrupt officials being hauled up. Is it, then, the beginning of the cleansing process promised by President Xi Jinping ? It sure is. China's new leadership is speeding up efforts to crack down on corruption, the most prominent example being the recent life sentence for Bo Xilai. But chances are that corruption will continue unless China first undertakes key reforms to reduce private benefits from corruption and increase... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1319245/after-bo-xilai-corruption-usual?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1319245/after-bo-xilai-corruption-usual?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000