On Thursday, April 16, China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that China’s real GDP growth in the first quarter of 2026 was 5.0%.
Le ralentissement de la croissance chinoise dans une perspective historique
Traduction française du billet "How severe is China’s growth slowdown (in historical perspective)?" de Branko Milanovic
On the relevance of post-growth in China
Post-growth refers to approaches prioritizing human well-being and ecological sustainability over gross domestic product expansion as a primary objective of economic policy. While it is widely discussed in the global north and generally targeted at high-income countries, its relevance to China remains underexplored and largely absent from academic discourse. This Perspective discusses China’s position in a possible global post-growth transition and explores convergence and difference between post-growth principles and development priorities in China. We consider how China’s concepts of ‘high-quality development’ and ‘ecological civilization’ could integrate post-growth principles, and vice versa. Understanding China’s context is crucial for a collaborative, effective approach to sustainability and global equity.
China’s globalisation paradox.
How can China dominate abroad while becoming less export-dependent?
Les changements dans la répartition des revenus en Chine, en Inde et aux Etats-Unis entre 2018 et 2023 : les effets de la pandémie, puis le retour à la normale
Traduction française de "Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23" de Branko Milanovic
AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China - Carbon Brief
The “data-centre boom” is driving a surge in gas investment in the US, pushing its fossil-power spending ahead of China, according to the IEA
Le paradoxe de la mondialisation de la Chine
Traduction française du billet de blog "China’s globalisation paradox. How can China dominate abroad while becoming less export-dependent?" de Richard
Gauging the Strength of China’s Economy in Uncertain Times
An update on China’s recent economic performance and policy changes, focusing on aggregate credit as a measure to gauge policy stimulus.
Nobody Wants The Jobs
10,000 US boomers retire every day. China has 12.22 million new grads and 19% youth unemployment. Both superpowers are quietly running out of the one thing they can't import.
The Fallacy of Endless Economic Growth
What economists around the world get wrong about the future.
How China became the first middle-income tech superpower - LSE Business Review
Middle-income countries are generally not leaders in innovation. But China’s development is a striking exception to this pattern.
China Is The World's First Electrostate - CleanTechnica
Carbon emissions in China fell slightly int he first quarter of 2025 as more renewable energy and storage came available.
The real reason the West is warmongering against China
China’s spectacular economic development has brought up the price of its labour and undermined Western corporate profits.
