Henry Hing Lee Chan
Henry Hing Lee Chan is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Cambodia Institute for Cooperation and Peace.
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Economy,China
On the Fifth Year of the Belt and Road Initiative
The incoming Imran Khan government of Pakistan will ask the IMF for a USD 12 billion bailout package, highlighting the new economic reality facing some Belt and Road Initiative participating countries and the need to formulate new rules governing the program.
Politics
The UK 2017 Election: A Call for Exit from Brexit?
The unexpected election result that saw the Conservative Party losing its parliamentary majority plunged the UK into political instability and raised the spectre of an exit from Brexit — an almost unthinkable black swan event.
Economy
The New Economy and its Implications
Out of the top ten biggest companies by market capitalization at the end of May 2017, seven belong to the new economy. Except for the third-ranking Microsoft, none of the other six was a household name twenty years ago.
Economy
Re-Globalization under the 4th Industrial Revolution
The issues of income distribution, inequality, and labor market stress at the center of re-globalization will be complicated by the rapid technological development under the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Economy,South Asia
New Measures to Lessen Negative Aspects of Belt and Road Initiative
India, a notable absence from the BRI, raised the issues that the projects do not follow internationally-recognized norms of good governance, rule of law, openness, transparency, and equality.
Economy,China
Yu’e Bao: A Double-Edged Sword for Financial Innovation
Yu’e Bao is a repository for leftover cash from online spending. The speedy growth of the fund highlights the pervasive role now played by technologies, which at the same time disrupts important erstwhile state-controlled economic pillars such as finance.
Economy
Uber Economics
The rise of Uber and the challenges it now faces illustrate the pitfall of innovation. While one cannot argue against the sharing economy aspect of Uber, one cannot also ignore the regulatory arbitrage issues raised by the taxi drivers.
Economy
The Westinghouse Bankruptcy: Test for Chinese Investment in US Infrastructure
The bankruptcy of Westinghouse raised the spectre of a Chinese takeover of the nuclear power plant projects. Bloomberg reported that cabinet officials had been involved in discussions about how to keep Westinghouse out of the control of a Chinese entity.
