In focusing too narrowly on supporting the economy over the short term, China risks undermining its successes in making growth more sustainable over the long term.

The sharp slowdown in Chinese GDP growth in the third quarter is hard to square with detail showing still healthy growth in spending across the economy. Nonetheless, officials will err on the side of...

The latest data suggest that investors have been pulling money out of China in recent weeks. After dealing with hot inflows of nearly $200bn in the first half of 2008, officials will be glad for the...

Chinese share valuations are now at their lowest in more than a decade. Yet government attempts today to give them a boost through a tax cut and direct share purchases may be more harmful than helpful...