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"The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism" SELECTED AS ONE OF THE Financial Times SUMMER READING
Born and raised in Beijing, Jin is a professor at the London School of Economics. This makes her one of a small handful of professional economists who understand China from the inside. In this book, she writes that what we are watching in Xi Jinping’s China is the emergence of a “new playbook”. This playbook represents a search for a “new equilibrium”, which “involves striking a balance between greater equality and market incentives, security and growth, self-reliance and continued engagement with the West”.
"The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism" Selected as One of FORTUNE Magazine's Top 10 Must-Read Books for Board Members
"The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism" makes it to Fortune magazine's must-read list for board members. This book offers a professional and in-depth analysis of China's unique economic development model, providing key insights for global business leaders. It serves as an essential guide to understanding international business trends.
One View: Behind China-U.S. Tensions Are Misunderstandings, Author Says
In an interview, the economist Keyu Jin says much of the world is asking the wrong questions — and so is drawing outdated conclusions.
Xi Jinping’s dream of a Chinese military-industrial complex
Xi Jinping’s appointments to the Chinese Communist party politburo reflect his ambitions to harness commercial technologies for the benefit of the country’s modernising military
What Americans Don’t Understand
An article on The New China Playbook by Keyu Jin. To read the full article you will need a subscription to the NTY. Open the article here.
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China’s Economy Is Leaving Behind Its Educated Young People
(Adapted essay from ‘The New China Playbook’).
Early this year, two striking statistics emerged from China: The country’s annual economic growth had slowed to just 3%, a low only seen twice in nearly 40 years, and its population had fallen for the first time since 1961. The two figures illuminate serious long-term challenges for Beijing, but a less-noticed statistic spotlights a more dramatic and immediate problem: China is failing to adequately employ its youngest, best-educated generation of workers.
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Five takeaways from China’s first-quarter GDP data
Keyu Jin, a professor at the London School of Economics and author of The New China Playbook, said Xi’s new team of economic planners was trying to avoid a “western-style” system of capitalism dominating politics.
China’s economy rebounds more than expected after Covid reopening
…Keyu Jin, a professor at the London School of Economics and author of The New China Playbook, said the biggest obstacle was the gap in private sector demand, both in consumption and investment.
“It will take time for confidence to come back to the Chinese economy,” she said.
China’s reopening sees Gen Z ready to splurge after lying flat: ‘They don’t see life as a matter of ruthless survival’
Four months after China’s chaotic opening from Covid-zero, conspicuous consumption in China has returned.
Can the U.S. See the Truth About China?
Just like relationships between people, relationships between countries can all too easily be built on a foundation of unintentional misunderstandings, faulty assumptions and predigested truths. In her forthcoming, at times provocative and disquieting book, “The New China Playbook,” Keyu Jin, a professor at the London School of Economics and a board member at Credit Suisse, is trying to rework the foundation of what she sees as the West’s deeply flawed understanding of China’s economy, its economic ambitions and its attitude toward global competition.
The trade war with America is a strategic gift for China
Beijing’s worst nightmare would be a visionary US president with convening power. From The Financial Times.
China presses on America’s pain points in the trade war
Beijing is focusing its response and wants to avoid escalation. From The Financial Times.
A US trade war could propel China to hasten reforms at home
Even with steeper tariffs, Beijing may still gain the upper hand. From The Financial Times.
How China Is Fighting the Chip War with America
The battle for technological superiority between the United States and China is the ultimate competition between two radically different systems. From The New York Times.
China’s property market is in freefall. What does this mean for the world economy?
The sector is dangerously overheated – but unlike the 2008 financial crisis, the global ripple effect is likely to be limited. From The Guardian (UK).