International Politics & Relations

The Strange Friendship that Infuriates China

The latest report from the internationally-acclaimed Stockholm International Peace Research Institute proved the pessimistic expectation was right. The…

Basel III: Implications for China banks and financial system

by Alberto Forchielli e Alberto Pagliarini The recent changes to bank regulations (so called Basel III) are the second major…

New roads of peace and wealth connect India and China

New roads have opened between India and China. These physical links have transformed old boundaries to establish, in many…

China GDP passes Japan: forget the GDP, not the past

A triumphant China is good news for Japan. As odd it may look, the health of Beijing is beneficial…

Mongolia, more than a Gold Rush

For the first time in history, the world of international finance sees Mongolia with increasing appetite. A 3M -…

Growing with an inferiority complex

Last meeting of BRICS countries held in Sanya shed more light on the emerging countries’ weight in the international…

IMF: a Swan Song in Two-Part Harmony

by Prof. Romano Prodi, Zoomlion Chair at CEIBS For more than fifty years, the United States and Europe have shared…

Too close to Guandong to learn from Singapore

Is Hong Kong still so peculiar as “Special Administrative Region”? Its “One country two system” status made it smart…

The German and Chinese energy strategy — Prof. Alberto Bazzan, Osservatorio Asia SC

The German government, supported by strong transversal parliamentary support (a rare event), has recently approved the shut-down of its…

A Tale of Two Cities for Sino Forest

“A Tale of Two Cities” is befalling on Sino Forest. As in the world-famous novel by Charles Dickens, the…