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CHINA ECONOMY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 12, 2022
How China’s plan to reform the factor market will work to develop its economy
Government documents state that the country is aiming for “landmark achievements” in its reform efforts by 2025.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 6, 2022
China’s ambitious growth target puts focus back on fiscal plans
Economists said the country's 5.5% target implies Beijing will increase infrastructure spending, cut interest rates further and do more to stabilize housing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 7, 2022
China bets on a common prosperity
China's leaders believe their country is on the verge of a transformation into a truly “modern socialist economy.” They're not alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 31, 2021
Why the U.S.-China conflict is threatening the future of Wall Street
Both sides have introduced measures affecting the other's operations, but care must be taken to manage escalation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2021
The pandemic’s impact on China’s economic prospects
Policy changes might not be enough. Instead, China's economic recovery may well depend on how the fight against COVID-19 unfolds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 3, 2020
What China’s 'dual circulation' strategy means for the world
With little having been revealed about China's latest economic move, experts are split as to its significance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2020
Can China’s COVID-19 recovery continue?
Unlike previous recoveries, fixed asset investment in the private sphere is rising while growing at a slower pace in the public sector.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2020
China is loading up a five-year warning shot to the U.S.
Beijing knows it needs to push its way up and out of a grim economic reality. That should be a worry for competitors aiming at the same space as Chinese companies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2020
India needs to copy China better
To lure manufacturers away from China, India is going to have to convince them that they'll be able to operate just as easily and efficiently.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2019
Lunar New Year holiday to be litmus test of Chinese shoppers' resilience
China's consumers have cut back on purchases of everything from Apple Inc.'s iPhones to Swiss watches as the trade war with the U.S. hits the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2018
China says it will strive to hit growth target despite challenges
China will keep its economic growth within a reasonable range and achieve this year's growth target despite challenges, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday, amid an intensifying trade war with the United States.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2016
Business sentiment down but recovery OK: Cabinet Office
The government retained on Thursday its assessment of the economy because it is recovering moderately despite recent weakness. However, it slashed its view on corporate sentiment amid a firming yen and the slowdown in China.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2016
China filming its own version of 'The Big Short'
The second biggest economy has $23 billion of potential junk debt. A rash of downgrades could trigger the next bout of turmoil in global markets.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2015
Economic assessment cut in October on weak production
The government on Wednesday downgraded its basic assessment of the economy as production weakens amid a slowdown in China and other emerging markets.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2015
Economy shrank 1.2% in second quarter as weak consumption, exports hit GDP
The economy shrank an annualized 1.2 percent in the second quarter of 2015 in inflation-adjusted terms, revised upward from preliminary data but confirming the first decline in three quarters amid weak consumption and exports, government data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2015
Constant critic Trump dumps wrath on China yuan devaluation, says it will devastate U.S.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday said China's devaluation of the yuan would be "devastating" for the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2015
Japan still set for 2017 tax hike despite struggling economy
The central government still plans to raise the national sales tax again in 21 months, even as the economy struggles to gain momentum following the recession caused by a hike in the levy last year.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2015
How to succeed in business on the frontiers after China
So how should investors conduct business in Asia's frontier markets beyond China — in countries with limited rule of law and transparency?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2015
Why Beijing is giving Hong Kong less respect
The crux of Beijing's declining respect for Hong Kong is Britain's apparent efforts to enhance its economic relationship with China amid U.S. hegemonic decline.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2015
China fights deflation on its own
During the past two years, China has tightened fiscal and monetary policy in the hope of offsetting the adverse effects of the large stimulus package implemented in response to the 2008 global financial crisis.

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