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.
For Andrew's article archive click here.
Recent Articles
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Gavekal Research
May 3, 2021
Strategy Monthly: China’s Multi-Dimensional Tightening
China’s economic policymakers are using the space afforded them by a rapid economic recovery from the pandemic to refocus on a longer-term effort to redirect resources for strategic and political purposes. The immediate effect is a multi-faceted tightening across many sectors.
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Gavekal Dragonomics
March 19, 2021
Webinar: Making Sense Of China’s Grand Plans
The annual session of China's National People's Congress has wrapped up with the approval of a new five-year plan, a sweeping document that promises not only technological self-sufficiency but a different style of economic management in coming years.
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Gavekal Dragonomics
March 12, 2021
There Is No Plan To Boost Consumption
Consumption and domestic demand are everywhere in the Chinese government’s latest policy rhetoric, with high-level promises to “boost consumer spending across the board” and “create a robust domestic market.” In this piece, Andrew explains why the new five-year plan is not actually a plan to boost consumption.