China leading by example in South–South relations
Author: Daniel Poon, UNCTAD China’s revival of ‘South–South’ economic relations raises the opportunity of re-balancing global power. This could have profound implications for economic progress,...
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Authors: Richard Kozul-Wright and Daniel Poon, UNCTAD After a late flurry of additions to the founding membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), attention now turns to setting the...
View ArticleChina sets out its FOCAC focus in Africa
Author: Daniel Poon, ILO The sixth Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), held on 4–5 December 2015, set in motion a deeper pattern of exchanges with its partners that could drive economic...
View ArticleLearning from China’s industrial strategy
Authors: Richard Kozul-Wright and Daniel Poon, UNCTAD While the world anxiously awaits US President Donald Trump’s next move vis-a-vis China, Chinese leaders remain focused on the next stage of their...
View ArticleThe AIIB’s creative spirit: experiments in infrastructure finance
Author: Daniel Poon, UNCTAD Mid-January 2018 marked the second anniversary of the founding of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), but many are still debating whether it will be...
View ArticleIs China ‘putting back the ladder’ to development?
Author: Daniel Poon, UNCTAD The US–China trade dispute is on-again, off-again. While many are stressing the rights and wrongs of reigning in Chinese trade policies, there is little open contemplation...
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