China will find that with growing power comes increased responsibility. Beijing has shielded itself behind an apolitical policy of non-interference to cultivate business

As President Hu Jintao visits USA this week, I have seen a wave of articles about China vs US. They often try to explore the following the following subjects: 1) Has China surpassed USA? 2) China's unfair trade policies and currency manipulation. 3) China may seem impressive on the outside, but the communist system is hiding a lot of brewing problems. 4) What should US do about the growing PL...

The execution of Akmal Shaikh has brought China to our frontpages, and to the forefront of diplomatic thinking, as the New Year begins. The question is not just how to respond to this single and, in many regards, sad event – but how to deal with growing Chinese power more generally. How will we shape our relations with China for this decade and beyond? It would obviously be wrong to end all ...

China Policy Institute is an academic research think tank based at the University of Nottingham. Its purpose is to study the role of China in the contemporary world, its relations with Western nations and the challenges faced by its rapid economic development. The website provides information about the aims of the centre and its current work. It includes free access to a growing collection of onli...

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has committed Beijing to treating foreign companies equally to local firms, much to the relief of EU business leaders, who had expressed growing concern about the business climate in China.

Coal-fired power generation is the largest, fastest growing contributor to global warming. China is at the center of the coal problem. It built one large coal plant every other day in 2006. These plants will run until at least 2046. Between now and 2030, China will build more new electric power plants than the United

China’s growing water problems make it a likely ally for European efforts to press global action on sustainable development at a UN conference later this year, Denmark’s environment minister said yesterday (25 January). More »

Even as their work has propelled China towards being a super-power, these workers got less and less. Wages as a proportion of GDP fell in China every single year from 1983 to 2005. Facepalm. Getting a smaller portion of something that is growing does not mean that you are getting less. It might, but it

China is emerging as the dominant force in the manufacture of solar panels in a world desperate for renewable sources of energy, as collapsing prices and disillusion over government subsidies has hobbled US efforts to take a lead in the development of the new industry.

Sir Martin Sorrell explained why he does business in "Greater China" and he spoke about the balance between business and human rights.