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Full coverage: China

China’s capital conundrum: What does the falloff in foreign investment in China mean for Ireland and the global economy?

FDI flows towards China have weakened dramatically over the last 12 months, and they have now ground to a complete halt. Is the huge fall in China-bound FDI a reflection of globalisation going into reverse, or corporate de-risking?

Peter Kinsella
26th Sep, 2023 - 5 min read

America has lost the Middle East. Now it’s the turn of Russia and China to move in

The US policy of "my way or the highway" has dramatically failed in the Gulf States as Russia and China become firmly embedded across the Middle East. The long-term consequences for the West are significant.

Constantin Gurdgiev
3rd Aug, 2023 - 7 min read

A Chinese e-commerce giant has quietly moved its executive office to Dublin

As US lawmakers intensify scrutiny on Chinese companies growing exponentially on their shores, could Ireland become a shield?

Rosanna Cooney
4th May, 2023 - 2 min read

“Are we willing to give up on what is right and wrong in order to trade with China?”

Jimmy Lai, a former textile and media tycoon, faces life imprisonment in Hong Kong for printing his pro-democracy newspaper. His son and Irish-led legal team are trying to find the right pressure points to stop that from happening.

Rosanna Cooney
28th Apr, 2023 - 5 min read

The economic war on Russia – Part 4: How long can the Dragonbear sustain falling Russian investment?

The flight of Western capital from Russia since its invasion of Ukraine has so far been replaced with inflows from other partners led by China. The real threat for Moscow lies in the longer-term effects of shrinking investment.

Constantin Gurdgiev
3rd Apr, 2023 - 9 min read

A “departing founder” and an investor takeover in exchange for “services”: What happened at Microgen Biotech?

The Carlow-based university spin-out harnessing bacteria to clean up polluted soils has just changed its name to Talam Biotech. Behind the scenes, the company has undergone a lot more than rebranding.

Thomas Hubert
14th Jul, 2022 - 7 min read

Why is China Evergrande the dog that didn’t bark?

The conflation of the pre- and post-Lehman experience of the Western banking system and that of China today is flawed. The Chinese financial system and its relationship to the broader economy is fundamentally different by design.

John Looby
8th Dec, 2021 - 3 min read

Evergrande is not China’s Lehman moment – it’s not even close to it

Is the Chinese property giant headed for a technical default on some of its international debt? Yes. Is this the first domino in a new international financial crisis? No. Here is why.

Peter Kinsella
24th Sep, 2021 - 5 min read

Climate, China and how Covid shook the world economy: When Stephen Kinsella met Adam Tooze

Adam Tooze’s latest book chronicles the year between January 20, 2020, and January 20, 2021, as the world realised Covid for the threat it was and moved to deal with it. The economist and historian talks about how the crisis has altered the world, the nature of geopolitics and the future.

Stephen Kinsella
16th Sep, 2021 - 4 min read

Living in a police state: How Hong Kong is resisting totalitarianism

Oliver Farry reports from Hong Kong on the increasingly hostile climate for journalism and a city becoming increasingly authoritarian.

Oliver Farry
3rd Jul, 2021 - 10 min read
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