Andrew Batson
China Research Director
Andrew is the director of China research for Gavekal. He manages the Dragonomics research team in Beijing, writes and comments on the Chinese economy, and speaks regularly to business and academic audiences.
Andrew has been writing about China since 1998. Before joining Gavekal in 2011, he was an award-winning reporter for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires in Beijing and Hong Kong. Andrew was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and educated at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Andrew also blogs about China, economics and other topics at andrewbatson.com.
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Recent Articles
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Gavekal Dragonomics
November 10, 2021
Politics And Policy In Common Prosperity
It’s now been a year since top leader Xi Jinping first laid out his new goal of achieving “common prosperity,” but how exactly that new slogan translates into government policy still remains rather unclear. As Andrew explains in this piece, that’s because common prosperity is ultimately more of a political campaign than a coherent policy agenda.
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Gavekal Research
October 15, 2021
Webinar: China’s Policy Trajectory
China’s leaders capitalized on the country’s post-Covid boom by pursuing reforms that further Xi Jinping’s political goals. These have resulted in hits to both economic growth and financial markets. In this webinar, Andrew unpicks these developments and explains why he thinks no U-turn in the broad policy approach is likely.
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Gavekal Research
October 4, 2021
Strategy Monthly: The Macro Risks Of Xi Jinping’s Agenda
China’s leaders sought to use the country’s post-Covid boom to press ahead with reforms aimed at furthering Xi Jinping’s political goals. The resulting property slowdown, China Evergrande’s financial troubles and the flight out of internet stocks have hit both economic growth and financial markets. Despite this, no overt U-turn is likely.