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. He is also a senior nonresident fellow at the Paulson Institute, the Chicago-based think tank.
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 Research
May 31, 2018
China Comes Off The Boil
Chinese growth surprised on the upside in the early part of the year, but Andrew thinks that a gradual loss of altitude is now unfolding. This is mainly due to slowing property market activity, which increasingly displays late-cycle characteristics.
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Gavekal Dragonomics
May 3, 2018
Seizing The Moment For Artificial Intelligence
As the US and China try to position themselves for technological leadership, both are now focusing on artificial intelligence. In this piece, Andrew answers the questions of the moment: What is artificial intelligence anyway? Why does China seem to be doing so well in artificial intelligence? And how should we think about this US-China rivalry?
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Gavekal Dragonomics
April 18, 2018
Keeping Credit Growth On Track
China’s central bank has tweaked monetary policy to soften the slowdown in credit growth. The RRR cut continues its strategy of managing liquidity to limit the economic impact of the campaign against financial risk. Other data for March still point to a moderate growth slowdown in 2018, particularly given the continued strength in property.