Dear Friends The notice below will lead you to: http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/q-and-a-nicholas-r-lardy-on-markets-and-the-state-in-china/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=World&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body I highly recommend this interview . Nicholas Lardy is regarded as a solid analyst. The USA has deep resources to …

Dear Friends About 8 years ago, friends in China told me about a plan to create 15 regions in China which would be the main arms of a new state …

As President Obama seeks to get the fast track Presidential approval for trade agreements, he seems to hanker after the benefits of the single party state…. But he is after …

Good day as we find we have a Conservative government again in the UK for the first time since 1997. Congratulations to Mr Cameron and may his Government continue their …

The following is an article about Jim O’Neill’s work on worrying problem of anti- biotic. He is working with China on this subject. Stephen. Ten ways to kill our antibiotics …

As the world is trying to come to terms with the transformation of China, so the reserve currency story is beginning to emerge. The use of the RMB has expanded …

This headline is an amalgam of the headlines that are around at the moment. Here are the real numbers, provided by Professor Danny Quah of the L.S.E. : QUOTE   …

The recent GDP figures seemed to startle the media . 7pc! Shock horror! But China has been advising that its new normal is 6-7pc for some time. So we can …

The following is an article of Jim O’Neill’s about the developments around the AIIB. They are worthy of a read. He has a good perspective Stephen http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-global-governance-by-jim-o-neill-2015-03  

As the two sessions – NPC and CPCCC – wind to a close, much has happened but in some ways it has been quite normal. The core policies have been …