Source article in Chinese: 国际追税与追逃，北京态度如冰炭
Fifty-one countries signed the Multilateral Competent Authority
Agreement in Berlin on Oct. 29 to fight offshore tax fraud and evasion.
The agreement aims to put an end to banking secrecy by sharing
tax-related information with member states.
Missing from the signatory list are the United States and China.
China’s absence seems somewhat strange given its global “fox hunt” for
corrupt officials who have fled the country.
China Is Poorer Than It Appears
Source article in Chinese: 中国：败絮其中的世界第一经济大国
Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that based on purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations, China’s 2014 gross domestic product (GDP) will be $17.6 trillion, surpassing the U.S. GDP of $17.4 trillion.
Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that based on purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations, China’s 2014 gross domestic product (GDP) will be $17.6 trillion, surpassing the U.S. GDP of $17.4 trillion.
Political origins of China's regional governance crises
By He Qinglian on Oct 9, 2014
Original article in Chinese: 何清涟: 中国地区治理危机的起源•政治篇
The various resistant movements that took place in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong in recent years showed that the Chinese government is facing severe regional governance crises. Despite the central government in Beijing exercising strict economic controls over those regions and implementing powerful stability maintenance measures there, the three places became increasingly unstable. Why? This is decided by the characteristics of and the way totalitarianism works.
Original article in Chinese: 何清涟: 中国地区治理危机的起源•政治篇
The various resistant movements that took place in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong in recent years showed that the Chinese government is facing severe regional governance crises. Despite the central government in Beijing exercising strict economic controls over those regions and implementing powerful stability maintenance measures there, the three places became increasingly unstable. Why? This is decided by the characteristics of and the way totalitarianism works.
China's self-contradictory policies toward Foreign Investment
By He Qinglian on September 3, 2014
Source article in Chinese: 南辕北辙的中国外资政策
Given that international capitals have yet to find an investment alternative to China, the country's policy toward foreign investment is a matter to which people pay close attention. On September 10, at the World Economic Forum held in Tianjin, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered a speech pledging that China would further open its door to foreign investment：—
Source article in Chinese: 南辕北辙的中国外资政策
Given that international capitals have yet to find an investment alternative to China, the country's policy toward foreign investment is a matter to which people pay close attention. On September 10, at the World Economic Forum held in Tianjin, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered a speech pledging that China would further open its door to foreign investment：—
“We oppose all forms of protectionism...we adhere to practicing a more proactive opening strategy.”
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