Commentary / World Aug 4, 2021
China’s unavoidable financial rise
by Zhang Jun
Many economists in the West did not see China's massive growth coming, and its influence is now becoming impossible to ignore.
Commentary / World Jul 28, 2021
Beijing's big tech crackdown means a bad summer for investors everywhere
by Marcus Ashworth
Beijing’s crackdown over the weekend on for-profit school tutoring is just one part of a much wider reshape of the tech economy in China.
Commentary / World Jul 7, 2021
China’s war against poverty may not be all that it seems
by Frank Ching
“Much of the poverty reduction in the first years after 1978 was simply a result of reversing bad Maoist policies," according to one U.N. economist.
Business / Economy Aug 24, 2020
China investors predict record defaults in risky end to 2020
Some fund managers are bracing for defaults on domestic Chinese debt to hit record highs this year.
Commentary / World Jun 17, 2020
Street vendors won’t save China’s economy
by Adam Minter
A new push to welcome informal workers back onto the streets will create more problems than it solves.
Commentary / World May 24, 2020
Good riddance to China's scrapped growth target
by Daniel Moss
These figures had outlived their usefulness and only fueled cynicism about accuracy.
Commentary / World Jan 3, 2020
China's damaging policy disruptions
by Zhang Jun
Like an overprotective parent, China's central government needs to learn to let go.
Commentary / World Dec 31, 2019
What's in store for China's economy in 2020?
by Plamen Tonchev
The year, and the decade, will be fraught with difficulties for the economic powerhouse.
Commentary / World Nov 19, 2019
China's Industrial Policies Work. So Copy Them
by Gabriel Wildau
Washington's refusal to adopt a comparable approach to Beijing is illogical and self-defeating.
Editorials Jan 9, 2019
Alarm bells in China should set off similar warnings in Asia and beyond.
Business | FOCUS Sep 10, 2018
China's trade outlook darkens as Trump raises stakes on tariffs
China's chances of escaping the trade conflict with the U.S. with only minor damage to its economy just got slimmer. U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his threats to impose higher tariffs on the nation's goods, saying he's ready to tax all imports ...
Business / Corporate Sep 3, 2018
China's HNA Group slims down after asset sales but debt concerns remain
Though HNA Group Co. has managed to reduce one of China's biggest debt piles by selling off dozens of assets, the embattled Chinese conglomerate will probably need to get much slimmer before regaining the trust of investors. Total debt fell 9.5 percent to 541.6 billion ...