Since the reform era, China has embraced market principles to an extent unimaginable during Mao period, yet some structural inequalities persist. For example, disparities between urban and rural residents contribute to the challenging conditions experienced by many migrant labourers (农民工), whose low-wage work underpinned China’s early low-cost manufacturing competitiveness

Critical minerals are important for the renewable energy revolution, but at what cost?

Rare earth mining - What’s the problem with critical minerals?

At Summer Davos, prof Liz Thurbon discusses China's unique approach to the green energy transition and what the West can learn from it