Christopher A. McNally

Rising Frictions in US-China Relations: Sino-capitalism versus Anglo-American Capitalism

After a year of relative quiet, tensions in U.S.-China relations have been rising again in 2010. Trade spats, differences over Internet freedom standards, U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, and China’s management of its currency are all making headlines. Dr. McNally will examine the rising tensions in U.S.-China relations by employing a macro-political economy perspective to argue that China’s reemergence is generating “Sino-capitalism” – a capitalist system that is already global in reach and differs from Anglo-American capitalism in important respects.

Global Impacts, Local Responses: The Financial Crisis in China

Dr. Christopher A. McNally, an East-West Center fellow, is a political economist studying the interests, institutions, and ideas underlying formations of capitalism. His current research is on contemporary varieties of capitalism, in particular the nature and logic of China’s capitalist transition. He has also a book project on the implications of China’s economic renaissance on the global order. McNally has held fellowships conducting fieldwork and research at the Asia Research Centre in West Australia, the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.

Hong Kong and Macau: An Update

Christopher McNally is a research fellow at the East-West Center with interests including the dynamics of contemporary capitalism in the Asia Pacific, especially the evolution of corporate governance structures and government-business relations; China’s economic, financial and enterprise reforms with an emphasis on the rapid development of Chinese private firms; and the implications of China’s growing economic power on the East Asian security environment. He just returned from a three-months stay in Hong Kong.

China’s “Open Up the West” Movement

Christopher McNally is a fellow in Governance and Security Studies at the East-West Center. His research interests focus on the political economy of China’s reforms with emphasis on the following subject areas: the political implications of the rise of private firms in China; China’s Open Up the West campaign; the dynamics of contemporary capitalism in the Asia Pacific and their impact on China; and the implications of China’s growing economic power on the East Asian security environment.

Globalization and the Rise of Private Business: China's Transition to Capitalism at the Dawn of the 21st Century

Dr. McNally will explore two daunting challenges facing China at the dawn of the century: the integration of the Chinese economy into the global trading system what will accelerate with China’s entry into the World Trade Organization early next year; and the increasing importance of private business in China’s economy and polity. In particular, he will probe two aspects: the diversification of the Chinese Communist Party’s support base; and the transition of China’s political economy to capitalism.