NASDAQ-listed photovoltaic cell maker Solarfun Power Holding Co is among those that have been hit hard by a gloomy outlook over solar stocks. Vice President of Strategic Planning Paul W. Combs tells The China Perspective that the downturn is merely masking a much brighter future.

The US Treasury Department’s announcement Sunday it would bail out and effectively take over troubled government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is good news for US homeowners. But as Daniel Gross points out in his always excellent Slate magazine Moneybox column, it’s even better news for the People’s Bank of China.Accordin...