Niall Ferguson says China's leaders are now more likely to ask Henry Kissinger for advice than is US President Barack Obama.
Peter Frankopan believes we have all been looking at history the wrong way.
Cai Hongbin, one of China's most respected economists, believes the setting of national annual economic growth targets is increasingly placing too much pressure on the country's economy.
Robert Skidelsky believes the world could enter "lingering" stagnation rather than rebound any time soon from the financial crisis.
China-backed people-to-people programs in Kenya are a great idea, but they must be monitored and evaluated to ensure they are effective, says Shakeel Shabbir, member of Parliament for Kisumu East town in western Kenya.
Africa should not take for granted the historic opportunity it has to take on factories that are no longer economical to operate in China due to higher labor costs, says Carlos Lopes, executive secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
The next phase of China's economic growth is expected to be driven by advanced manufacturing, but the industries involved often require a significant degree of internationalization to achieve competitiveness, says Keith Burnett, vice-chancellor at the University of Sheffield in England.
China's small and medium-sized enterprises will find many good opportunities among African countries eager to transform their economies because of deficits, falling commodity prices or the need for infrastructure, according to Li Keping, president of China Investment Corp.
Rachel Murphy says the preference for couples to have sons in rural China still remains very strong, Rachel Murphy says.
Athar Hussain is puzzled as to why everybody seems surprised about China's slowing growth.
China and Africa should take women into account when planning economic and social development and international collaboration programs, says Gertrude Mongella of Tanzania, secretary-general of the Fourth World Conference on Women.
Daniel Bell is somewhat surprised by the major international interest in his new book.
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