Mentioned publications

China’s Belt and Road Initiative at tipping point: Pakistan, Sri Lanka debt crises threaten Beijing's regional influence – Adnan Aamir, Marwaan Macan-Markar, Shaun Turton and Cissy Zhou, Nikkei Asia, 10 August 2022
Part of a three-part series on China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the geopolitical and economic pressures it faces.
China faces a new test of its economic statecraft – Yu Jie, Op-ed: Financial Times, 24 August 2022
Will Beijing’s Global Development Initiative, repeat the successes or failures of the BRI?
China's ASEAN Silk Road gets slippery as other powers move in – Lien Hoang, Nikkei Asia, 23 August 2022
More countries are investing in Southeast Asia, giving China a run for its BRI money. Is it too little, too late?
Beyond Blocs: Global views on China and US-China relations – Mercator Institute for China Studies, August 2022
Views of China among eight trading partners have remained positive as their economic engagement with China booms.
When Trade Leads to War – Dale C. Copeland, Foreign Affairs, 23 August 2022
Conventionally, economic interdependence precludes war. But are current events showing us that the opposite may be true?
What do the Friends of Friend-shoring Think Its Rationale Is?, What Policy Initiatives Advance Friend-Shoring?, and Will Friend-Shoring Deliver? – Halit Harput, St. Gallen Endowment, 24 August 2022
Friend-shoring is the latest catchphrase in trade, but do policy makers understand what it is and how to incentivize it?
Companies Are Fleeing China for Friendlier Shores – Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Policy, 2 August 2022
Surveys show increasing interest in relocating manufacturing out of China, but not necessarily back to home countries.
Tech Companies Slowly Shift Production Away From China – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Tripp Mickle, The New York Times, 1 September 2022
Tech companies appear to be gradually and carefully moving manufacturing away from China.
U.S. Companies on Pace to Bring Home Record Number of Overseas Jobs – Dion Rabouin, The Wall Street Journal, 23 August 2022
Will 2022 see an unprecedented increase in firms reshoring manufacturing jobs to the United States?