The Bird and the Cage: China’s Economic Contradictions

Nicholas Borst is Vice President and Director of China Research at Seafarer Capital Partners. Previously, he was a Senior China Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the China Program Manager and a research associate at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Nicholas has also worked as an analyst at the World Bank. His research and commentary have been featured in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. He was a Fellow of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations’ Public Intellectuals Program and has testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Nicholas holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, a Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, and is a CFA charterholder.