Understanding how the Chinese banking system has transformed, and how it continues to effectively support China’s ongoing economic growth, requires looking at China’s banks not through a Western framework, but with insight into what makes the Chinese political economy tick.
In this presentation, challenging the current negative mainstream consensus, James Stent will set forth his views on the drivers and strengths of the Chinese banking system, and will explain how understanding the banks serves as a prism for understanding the broader Chinese political-economy.