The Chinese Renaissance – its economic emergence, social transformation, intellectual and cultural metamorphosis and growing global power – will profoundly impact the world system. In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the dynamics of China’s relationships with both the United States and European Union are undergoing significant changes. The 14th EU-China Summit next week, [...]
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February 13, 2012
Rethinking China’s Imbalances
“Rebalancing” is the buzz-word for everything that needs fixing in China’s economy, but economist and strategist Yukon Huang says the problem isn’t excessive savings, exchange rate manipulation or any of the other frequently cited causes. The FCCC invites you to hear Dr Huang as he explains how China’s incomplete urbanization lies at the root of [...]
February 15, 2012
Lester Brown on the Geopolitics of Food
The humble soybean has become the leading crop in the Western Hemisphere, thanks to rising food consumption in China. And the demand for “green” biofuels is translating into competition for scarce land and water, and more expensive food. Environmentalist Lester Brown discusses these and other ironies of the world’s growing demand for grains, for both [...]