by Arnold James in Beijing For most of the past 30 years, the Communist Chinese government has hidden and manipulated the country's vital statistics so many times that it would…

by Anton Graham in Beijing When negotiations first began on exploiting China`s offshore oil fields, it was hoped that the crude might start to flow in significant quantities by the…

by Anton Graham in Beijing Political meetings in China rarely make any important decisions: they simply confirm and solidify policies already decided upon by the leadership after behind-the-scenes lobbying by…

by Anton Graham in Beijing When the words "Special Economic Zone" are mentioned in the same breath as China, people usually think of Shenzhen, the town just next to Hongkong…

China's latest Five Year economic plan covering the years 1981 to 1985 was finally unveiled last December at a session of the National People's Congress, two years behind schedule. The…

By Anton Graham in Beijing The single most important political question for China -- and therefore for Hongkong -- as it advances towards the 21st century is: what happens after…