Category Archives: China

Michael Hudson on Financialization and Deindustrialization

Michael Hudson on how Trump’s policies have not addressed the fundamental forces that gutted industrial jobs under the both parties

China Takes Step Against Securitization, Consumer Borrowing With Suspension of Ant IPO

With its smackdown of Ant and its billionaire founder Jack Ma, China has made clear that financiers do not call the shots.

Indian Pharma is Being Squeezed – and It’s Bad News for Drug Access in Developing Countries

The role of Indian pharma in ensuring access to low-cost drugs is important during the age of COVID-19, and not only for developing counries.

To Beat China, US Should Tax Ray Dalio Out of Existence

A recap of the recent China “Bund Summit,” which included discussion of China’s continuing need for foreign capital.

What Should Europe Expect from American Trade Policy After the Election?

Biden promises to go back to an old normal. But how realistic is that on the trade front?

Michael Klare: How the US Plays Nuclear Chicken with Russia and China

eeping tabs on US nuclear provocations of Russia and China.

Rana Foroohar and Mark Blyth: How Deep Will the Depression Get?

Rana Roroohar and Mark Blyth discuss the elections, tech, China, and Covid v. recovery with Paul Jay.

Climate Crisis and Population Growth Will Displace 1 Billion over Next 30 Years

Think tank says climate crisis and population growith will lead at least 1 billion to migrate in countries with least ecological resilence.

China Faces Food Shortage?

COVID-19 has rendered food security shaky, in the medium to long term, for many countries. Does China face impending food shortages?

Robert Pollin: Biden Not Phasing Out Fossil Fuel, Relies on Carbon Capture

Robert Pollin critiques the Biden climate plan for over-relying on unproven carbon capture, investing too little in solar and wind, and treating China as a rival.

Foreign Direct Investment and Supply Chains in a Risky World

More forecasts on the future of supply chains.

Major General Dennis Laich: Pentagon Needs a Bad Guy

Retired General Dennis Laich gives some insight into America’s permanent war policy.

The TPP Is Dead! Long Live the TPP!

Beware! The TPP is still skulking around, rebranded as the CPTPP. As Lambert says, “Kill it with fire”.

Larry Wilkerson: The Danger of War With China is Real and Insane

Col. Larry Wilkerson explains that China and the U.S. must work together on the climate crisis, but the militaries and security states on both sides make that impossible.

Why Taiwan Is at the Heart of a Geopolitical Struggle to Produce Cutting-Edge Computer Chips

Why Taiwan could serve as a prototype for a tech proxy war.