Tan Kong Yam
THE WRITER, A FORMER CHIEF ECONOMIST OF THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT, IS EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. HE WAS A SENIOR ECONOMIST AT THE WORLD BANK’S OFFICE IN BEIJING FROM JUNE 2002 TO JUNE 2005.
US-China rivalry and the Kindleberger Trap: Why inaction – not escalation – is the biggest risk
In periods of transition, the greatest threat may not be the clash of powers but the absence of leadership
Can China’s ‘slow bull’ market succeed?
Beijing wants to build a hybrid capital market that boosts tech self-sufficiency, financial autonomy
Resilience over returns: How China’s economic model sparks a rethink about global competition
In an era of geopolitical fragmentation, financial scale matters less than physical resilience
Why Zohran Mamdani won New York’s mayoral race: The revolt of the ‘struggling yuppies’
His triumph reflects a profound shift in New York City’s political economy
The new rare earth Cold War: China’s trump card in US tariff poker?
The confrontation embodies a broader reality: interdependence no longer guarantees stability – it guarantees leverage
The wind beneath China’s wings: New productive forces
The country is aiming for technological self-sufficiency, financial stability and global leadership in an era of economic transformation and geopolitical competition
