Shirley Yu
Shirley Yu
Contributor


Turbines at a wind farm in China. Bloomberg
China's economic slowdown could set the stage for tech dominance

The country is betting on infrastructure spending as a path to recovery, but what kind of infrastructure matters most

June 15, 2022, 2:00 PM
Russia's President Vladimir Putin disembarking upon his arrival in Beijing on February 4, 2022, ahead of his meeting with China's president and the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. AFP
Why Ukraine is bringing Russia and China closer

Neither allies nor friends, China and Russia find themselves in a flawed union

February 15, 2022, 4:00 AM
China Evergrande became the world's most indebted developer in 2021. Reuters
How China's role in the global economy is changing in 2022

The country's role as the world's growth engine may stall, but it will stay central to the developing world

January 12, 2022, 2:00 PM
How will China stay an economic powerhouse while going green?

The CCP's climate conundrum will define its political fortunes

November 19, 2021, 7:00 AM
The Evergrande Center building in Shanghai. AFP
Why the Evergrande collapse is part of China's 'economic justice' plan

Xi Jinping’s stated vision for the nation is underpinned by state-owned – not private – enterprises

September 28, 2021, 2:28 PM
China's largest ride-hailing app Didi went public in New York in July, the biggest Chinese IPO in the US since Alibaba's 2014 listing. Within days, Chinese regulators clamped down on the firm, ordering it to halt new registrations and remove its app from China's app stores while the company undergoes a cybersecurity review. AP
Why China must usher its unicorns off Wall Street and back home

The ascent of the country hangs in the balance if its best companies cannot be financed on its own shores

August 25, 2021, 2:15 PM
Workers during the production process of wind turbines during a government-organised tour at Goldwind Technology in Yancheng last year. AFP
Here is Biden's inconvenient truth about China

If the US manages to become a clean energy superpower, China stands to receive the biggest economic reward

June 08, 2021, 11:09 AM