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Zhang Monan

Zhang Monan

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Zhang Monan is a fellow of the China Information Center, a fellow of the China Foundation for International Studies, and a researcher at the China Macroeconomic Research Platform.

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  1. The Untapped Potential of Sino-European Investment
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    The Untapped Potential of Sino-European Investment

    Oct 12, 2016 Zhang Monan proposes three steps that would bolster efforts to negotiate a comprehensive agreement.

  2. The Next Chinese Economy
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    The Next Chinese Economy

    Jan 2, 2015 Zhang Monan says that China could emerge from its current rebalancing stronger than ever.

  3. The Tricks of China’s Trade
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    The Tricks of China’s Trade

    Aug 8, 2014 Zhang Monan exposes the faulty data underlying China's status as the world's largest trading economy.

  4. China’s Liquidity Paradox
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    China’s Liquidity Paradox

    Jan 8, 2014 Zhang Monan explains why China is experiencing a worsening credit crunch despite a buildup of leverage in China since 2008.

  5. The Trouble with China’s Troubled-Asset Relief
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    The Trouble with China’s Troubled-Asset Relief

    Dec 18, 2013 Zhang Monan analyzes China's banking sector and its non-performing loans.

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    What the AI Pessimists Are Missing

    Michael R. Strain points out that the technology will help to address many of the risks it creates.
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    The Innocent Bystanders of College Protests

    Takatoshi Ito laments that a radical minority can disrupt the lives of so many in the broader university community.
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    Only Public-Private Cooperation Can Accelerate Decarbonization

    Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas explain how to translate political commitments into actual wind turbines and solar panels.
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    Defining Success in Ukraine

    Richard Haass

    Jake Sullivan, the US National Security Adviser, has expressed the view that 2025 could be the time for Ukraine to once again mount a counter-offensive against Russian troops. Given the strategic math, that would be a serious mistake.

    calls for a shift to a defensive posture and efforts to bring about a long-term ceasefire.
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    A Unified Western Strategy for Ukraine

    Anders Åslund proposes a maximalist approach to military aid to replace the current piecemeal injections of old weapons.
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    Russia’s Battle of the Ministries

    Nina L. Khrushcheva sees a high-ranking official's recent arrest as a sign of declining confidence in Vladimir Putin's leadership.
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    The “Billions to Trillions” Charade

    Jayati Ghosh

    Multilateral development banks and international financial institutions argue that mobilizing private investment is crucial to meeting developing economies’ needs for climate and development finance. But boosting government revenues is far more likely to generate the trillions of dollars needed to close these financing gaps.

    explains why using development banks' resources to incentivize private-sector finance is unlikely to succeed.
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    Leveraging Islamic Finance for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure

    Muhammad Al Jasser shows how a hybrid financing model could help fund desperately needed projects in the developing world.
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    Adekeye Adebajo on the Non-Aligned Movement, United Nations peacekeeping, African institution-building, and more

    Adekeye Adebajo argues that Israel’s war in Gaza is accelerating the trend toward global apartheid, highlights the strengths and weaknesses of United Nations peacekeeping missions, criticizes the militarization of US engagement with Africa, and more.

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