http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/ceqhttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnists/ceqFT.com - Columnists / China Economic Quarterlyen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comMon, 26 May 2008 11:19 BSTWed, 09 Jul 2008 17:06:40 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/ceq(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dab2a674-2b0c-11dd-a7fc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dab2a674-2b0c-11dd-a7fc-000077b07658.htmlThe US is still uneasy about its role in a post-Cold War world in which the "sole remaining superpower" is beginning to bump uneasily against the advance units of a resurgent ChinaMon, 26 May 2008 11:19 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5443326c-200c-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5443326c-200c-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlCement is one of the world's dirtiest, most energy-intensive industries – no surprise then that China's massive industry is at the hard end of the nation's problemsMon, 12 May 2008 11:18 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b38082b8-129f-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b38082b8-129f-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlA structural shift towards higher baseline inflation means that Beijing's economic policymakers must decide on a specific trade-off between growth and inflationMon, 28 Apr 2008 08:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9fd2356e-07a9-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9fd2356e-07a9-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.htmlRather than trying to talk the market up, Beijing should be improving the function of the country's stock exchangesMon, 14 Apr 2008 02:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1070f8e-fc96-11dc-961e-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1070f8e-fc96-11dc-961e-000077b07658.htmlTo ease power shortages, Beijing must loosen its grip on power pricing in order to right the supply-demand balances for electricity and coalMon, 31 Mar 2008 02:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2642c3fe-f178-11dc-a91a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2642c3fe-f178-11dc-a91a-0000779fd2ac.htmlOut of a botched attempt at a home-grown 3G standard, an unexpected success story has emerged as Chinese telecoms equipment firms find a niche selling cost-effective systems based on international standardsMon, 17 Mar 2008 03:06 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/daa68b56-e6a0-11dc-b5c3-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/daa68b56-e6a0-11dc-b5c3-0000779fd2ac.htmlRapid productivity growth is an important part of China's spectacular expansion, but not the only driver. A number of factors have converged to create an economic 'flywheel' that will be difficult to stopMon, 3 Mar 2008 02:02 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ff30abe-ddd2-11dc-ad7e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ff30abe-ddd2-11dc-ad7e-0000779fd2ac.htmlMimicking east China's export-led approach will not be central China's main growth engine. Instead, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces aim to become "China's China" – suppliers of low-cost goods to the rest of the mainlandMon, 18 Feb 2008 04:08 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77dbcc52-d08e-11dc-953a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77dbcc52-d08e-11dc-953a-0000779fd2ac.htmlReform failed to create a consumption boom in China but was a boon for commercial developersMon, 4 Feb 2008 01:18 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ffdbd80-c5a7-11dc-8378-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ffdbd80-c5a7-11dc-8378-0000779fd2ac.htmlDespite a gold rush in the Chinese 'new media' industry, making serious money directly out of creative content remains an elusive goal for most firmsMon, 21 Jan 2008 01:49 GMT