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China Factor Staff

China Factor staff writers cover a range of issues from Beijing’s global ambitions to the rise of China’s economy. They also serve up the latest news, views and analysis of the political landscape along with developments in science and technology in the world’s second-largest economy. Cross-Strait tension between China and Taiwan is another key area of interest as is the regional rivalry in the South China Sea. Chinese companies we cover include Huawei, Xiaomi, Alibaba, Tencent, Nvidia, Baidu, China Mobile, ByteDance, Neusoft, China Telecom and China Unicom. Banks covered include Bank of China, HSBC, China Merchants Bank, Communications Bank and others.

Money never sleeps but now it is leaving China

August 14, 2024August 13, 2024 by China Factor Staff

Foreign investment in the world’s second-largest economy dries up to a trickle amid geopolitical risks

Categories Financial Risks Tags China, Foreign Investment, Geopolitical Threats, News, SAFE Leave a comment

Behind Beijing’s high-tech showdown with the EU

August 13, 2024August 12, 2024 by China Factor Staff

‘China’s government is sharpening and testing its tools for controlling technology-related outflows’

Categories Power Politics Tags Communist Party of China, European Union, Green Tech, MERICS, News, President Xi Jinping, Trade Tariffs Leave a comment

China’s economic engine splutters amid tariff wars

August 8, 2024August 7, 2024 by China Factor Staff

Exports squeezed as Bejing struggles with a domestic downturn such as anemic consumer spending

Categories Trade Pressure Tags China, Economic Fears, Exports Slip, News, President Xi Jinping, United States Leave a comment

Silencing ‘China’s loudest media voice in the room’ 

August 6, 2024August 5, 2024 by China Factor Staff

The ruling Communist Party muzzles Wolf Warrior-in-Chief Hu Xijin after Plenum post

Categories Social Media Storm Tags Communist Party of China, Global Times, Hu Xijin, News, Trade War, WeChat, Weibo Leave a comment

Chinese workers pay the price for crisis in confidence 

August 2, 2024August 1, 2024 by China Factor Staff

Manufacturing slump hits wages and workers’ rights as China’s political elite struggles to boost economy

Categories Economic Gloom Tags China, Cruel Summer, News, Slumping Manufacturing, Tough Climate, Workers' Rights Leave a comment

Chinese EVs flooded into the EU to avoid tariffs 

October 30, 2024July 30, 2024 by China Factor Staff

A tsunami of cut-priced electric vehicles from China raced to beat the European Union deadline

Categories Trade Off Tags China, Electric Vehicles, European Union, News, President Xi Jinping, Punitive Tariffs Leave a comment

Navigating the seas of turmoil amid China’s threat

July 30, 2024July 29, 2024 by China Factor Staff

Foreign ministers of the Quad alliance warn about the situation in the Asia-Pacific region

Categories Asia-Pacific Tension Tags China, News, President Xi Jinping, Quad, Tokyo, United States Leave a comment

China’s fleet is still plundering the oceans for fish

July 26, 2024July 25, 2024 by China Factor Staff

Even marine life in pristine waters around the Galápagos is being decimated by factory-style fishing

Categories Sea of Turmoil Tags China, Factory-Style Fishing, Global Fish Stocks, News, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Global threats and China’s ‘National Security’ ruse 

July 24, 2024July 23, 2024 by China Factor Staff

Comrade Xi is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the PLA and it is not just for defense 

Categories Geopolitical Tension Tags Belarus, China, Military Spending Surge, NATO, News, President Xi Jinping, Russia Leave a comment

China revels in Washington’s ‘political turmoil’

July 23, 2024July 22, 2024 by China Factor Staff

US President Joe Biden’s decision not to run for a second term triggers a frenzy on social media

Categories Between The Lines Tags Communist Party of China, Donald Trump, News, President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden Leave a comment
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