Economy Watch

By Ryan Yeh In recent days, the U.S. government has indiscriminately wielded tariff measures, imposing "reciprocal tariffs" on its global trading partners, including China. The coercion severely violates China’s legitimate rights, breaches World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, undermines the multilateral trading system, and destabilizes the global

Recently, in conversations with professors and students from Harvard Business School and the Harvard JFK School of Government, I found that many still view the “China dividend” through a lens shaped decades ago. Understandably, such outdated perceptions can no longer capture the full, complex reality of today’s China. So,

By Ryan Yeh For years, Western narratives about China's economy have often swung between extremes — "China threat" or "China collapse." This dichotomy usually stems from a fundamental disconnect: evaluating China's unique, long-term, people-centered economic model through the narrow lens of Western shareholder

By John Ross China would in all circumstances have increased its lead in economic growth over the U.S. in 2025. But the impact of Trump’s tariff announcements will slow the U.S. economy and therefore greatly increase China’s lead. This will have a significant impact internationally in