Writer
Andrew Sheng
Andrew Sheng writes regularly for <em>AsiaNewsNet</em> and <em>Project Syndicate</em> on global affairs from an Asian perspective. He is a former central banker and financial regulator. <span class="print-articlebody1">Andrew Sheng is a former central banker who writes on global issues from an Asian perspective.</span>
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Developing nations suffer for rich world’s climate complacency
If leading central banks can grow their balance sheets by billions of dollars during the pandemic, they can do the same to fight global warming. Continue reading »
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New US trade salvo at China shows an emotional West playing with fire
Those who curb real trade and expand financial sanctions don’t seem to understand the likeliness of a destructive outcome for all. The West is wrecking the foundations of its prosperity. Continue reading »
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Ukraine, Gaza wars reveal how, for the West, it’s a jungle out there
The idea of a Western garden under threat from the unruly jungles of the rest of the world is at the heart of today’s global rifts. The Ukraine conflict basically pushed Russia out of the Western garden, just as the Gaza conflict revealed that Israel, as a Western outpost, can commit atrocities with impunity. Continue reading »
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Capitalism with a conscience? Social stock exchanges could be the answer
Instead of serving markets, we should have markets serving our needs for a fairer, greener world. Enter social stock exchanges – the institutionalisation of doing good. Continue reading »
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Whose rules-based order?
Everyday, we are told we must defend the rules-based order. But whose order? What rules? Why should we defend an order that we did not have a say in shaping? Continue reading »
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Whilst the Ukraine war is local, its implications are global
I must confess. I did not predict the invasion of Ukraine. My mistake for being rational and assuming that all sides would sit down to negotiate peace. Continue reading »
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Confronting racism: the white privilege embedded in our institutions
The world is not equal or democratic when the rich and powerful who set standards, norms and rules are mostly white. Continue reading »
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That sinking feeling from Down Under: What does AUKUS mean for Asia?
The AUKUS deal confirms essentially that Australia opts to sink or swim with its rich Anglosphere few, rather than the global many. Continue reading »
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White Man’s Media. A short history
Is White Man’s Media fair? Or is White Man’s Media coloured by its own prejudices? Continue reading »
