This Month
- Analysis
- China
China’s new stimulus underwhelms as ‘big fat’ numbers missing
Chances of China rolling out a massive stimulus package to boost its faltering economy are fading after Saturday’s announcement failed to reveal details.
- Jessica Sier
More vague promises as China scrambles to reignite growth
China will allow local governments to use bonds to buy unsold homes in a bid to prop up the struggling economy.
- Jessica Sier
‘Not investible’: The clamour for deeper reforms in China
China has been slow to adjust its economy after COVID-19 and consumers are still hoarding cash, hit by a huge slump in the property market.
- Jessica Sier
Fresh hopes for China stimulus and private sector reform
Foreign investors say China’s moves to free up private business might reduce unemployment, encourage investment and boost consumer confidence.
- Jessica Sier
China demands schoolteachers hand in their passports
The passport collection drive allows local government officials to control and monitor who can travel abroad, how often and to where.
- Ryan McMorrow, Nian Liu, Sun Yu and Gloria Li
September
- Analysis
- Consumer confidence
China’s stimulus no bazooka, but urgency has arrived
China’s efforts to stimulate its economy this week were welcomed and the fight against a slowing economy appears to be on.
- Jessica Sier
China’s newest nuclear sub sinks in blow to modernisation
China’s newest nuclear attack submarine has sunk in a shipyard accident, in a setback to the country’s attempts to overtake the US in a naval arms race.
- Idrees Ali
China tests ballistic missile in Pacific in ‘provocative’ move
China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile with a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, its first such major missile launch in years.
- Alistair Gale
The travel bloggers ‘sugarcoating’ China’s Uyghur problem
Some influencers claim to be exposing Western media lies about Xinjiang, saying they have not seen human rights abuses taking place.
- Nicola Smith
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why it’s dangerous to be super rich in China
The number of billionaires has fallen 35 per cent in China, and corporate leaders may be devaluing their wealth, amid fears the state is targeting the rich.
- Ruchir Sharma
- Opinion
- Opinion
China’s best growth target may be none at all
A move to tone down the country’s emphasis on its 5 per cent annual GDP increase target would have to come from the very top.
- Daniel Moss
‘Singapore washing’: China’s new back doors into western markets
Companies such as Shein, ByteDance and BYD are setting up shop in a host of non-aligned third countries, including Singapore, to get around tariffs and barriers.
- James Kynge, Jude Webber and Christine Murray
Top China banker makes rare admission on dire economy
Former People’s Bank of China governor Yi Gang said the government should focus on ending deflation, acknowledging that falling prices are threatening growth.
- Josh Xiao
China’s economy is on the edge. Why won’t Xi rescue it?
To the rest of the world, it looks like Xi Jinping and his inner circle of economic managers have painted China into a corner. What is less well understood is that he wants to be there.
- Jessica Sier
Investment banks slash China growth forecasts as confidence wanes
Analysts are increasingly sceptical that Beijing will reach its 5 per cent economic growth target for 2024.
- Thomas Hale
Chinese steel exports to reach eight-year high
Imports into Europe are expected to spike later this year, raising the prospect of more trade tensions.
- Leslie Hook, Harry Dempsey and Joe Leahy
August
China mulls $7.9 trillion in mortgage refinancing as economy stutters
The government plan would let homeowners switch banks for cheaper loans, as the property slump drags down consumer spending and household wealth.
- K. Oanh Ha
- Opinion
- Opinion
China’s refusal to tackle local government debt is a looming disaster
Beijing’s reluctance to surrender control to local authorities or take on more responsibility is a key impediment to solving the country’s challenges.
- Robin Harding
China bond bulls warned of bubble risk over bumper debt supply
People close to the Chinese central bank say a wave of new issuance could burst the market “bubble”.
- Joe Leahy, Wenjie Ding and Cheng Leng
China halts new steel plants as crisis-hit industry reels
China’s steel-industry woes have deepened in recent months, and a warning last week of worse to come put Australia’s iron ore miners on notice.
- Winnie Zhu
