China has been the greatest beneficiary of the current wave of globalization. In the decade prior to China’s 2001 accession to the World Trade Organization, Chinese exports averaged just 2% of total world exports. By 2021, that share had risen to 12.7%. China is...
Month: July 2022
Zero Covid = Zero Growth
Largely in response to China’s so-called “dynamic zero-Covid” policy, official government statistics just revealed that the Chinese economy slowed to a virtual standstill in the second quarter of this year. The increase of +0.4 % in real GDP is reported on a...
Chip Liberation for China?
Accidental Conflict raises the possibility that America’s fixation on Huawei may well be a foil for US neglect of its own innovation and technology imperatives. The chapter on “Huawei as a Trojan Horse” explores this issue in detail, unmasking false allegations...
NATO Pressures on China
The just concluded G-7 and NATO summits in Europe elevated western concerns over China as a growing geostrategic threat. Unsurprisingly, the Russian Federation was the focus of this updated threat assessment in light of the unprovoked carnage of its war with...