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Yan Wang

Writing for PS since 2017
3 commentaries
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Yan Wang is a senior fellow at the Institute of New Structural Economics, Peking University.

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A Turning Point for Development Aid
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A Turning Point for Development Aid

Dec 30, 2019 Justin Yifu Lin & Yan Wang show why accusations that China is engaging in “debt-trap diplomacy” are fundamentally flawed.

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A New Approach to Infrastructure Finance
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A New Approach to Infrastructure Finance

Mar 13, 2018 Justin Yifu Lin, et al. describe how to attract risk-averse private investors to projects in the developing world.

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Development Beyond Aid
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Development Beyond Aid

May 8, 2017 Justin Yifu Lin & Yan Wang admire China's approach to maximizng countries' economic strengths through trade and investment.

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The Twilight of EU Foreign Policy
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The Twilight of EU Foreign Policy

Sławomir Sierakowski thinks a recent short-term diplomatic victory for Germany and France represents a long-term loss for Europe.

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The Coronavirus Is a Disease of Chinese Autocracy
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The Coronavirus Is a Disease of Chinese Autocracy

Minxin Pei

When China’s leaders finally declare victory against the outbreak of the new and deadly coronavirus, they will undoubtedly credit the Communist Party of China's leadership. But the truth is just the opposite: the party is again responsible for this calamity.

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Explaining the Triumph of Trump’s Economic Recklessness
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Explaining the Triumph of Trump’s Economic Recklessness

Jean Pisani-Ferry

The Trump administration’s economic policy is a strange cocktail: one part populist trade protectionism and industrial interventionism; one part classic Republican tax cuts skewed to the rich and industry-friendly deregulation; and one part Keynesian fiscal and monetary stimulus. But it's the Keynesian part that delivers the kick.

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The Geopolitics of Holocaust Memory
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The Geopolitics of Holocaust Memory

Dominique Moisi worries that ignorance and the instrumentalization of history mean that the world has learned nothing.

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Disunited Kingdom

Disunited Kingdom

David Edgerton & Elmira Bayrasli discuss whether Brexit will mean the end of the United Kingdom.

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PS Say More: Keyu Jin PS OnPoint
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PS Say More: Keyu Jin

Keyu Jin assesses the “phase one” US-China trade deal, questions whether the US can ever accept China’s development model, and highlights a key difference in how the Hong Kong protests are viewed inside and outside China.

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The Power of AI in Emerging Markets
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The Power of AI in Emerging Markets

Frank-Jürgen Richter explains why not only developed economies stand to benefit from broad adoption of artificial intelligence.

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Will the Coronavirus Cause a Major Growth Slowdown in China?
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Will the Coronavirus Cause a Major Growth Slowdown in China?

Shang-Jin Wei explains why the impact of the outbreak on Chinese and world GDP is likely to be less damaging than many fear.

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