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.

Addiction to king coal buries China’s green goals

September 29, 2023September 28, 2023 by China Factor Staff

The economic superpower is home to half of the world’s coal-fired power plants spewing out greenhouse gases

Political purges and economic chaos stalk China

September 26, 2023September 25, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Even the aura of competency surrounding the ruling Communist Party has been shattered

China’s spending spree grips bargain basement Britain

September 25, 2023September 21, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Illustration of Britain with British flag embossed on country. Grey abstract sea surrounds Britain

State-owned investment funds and companies with links to the CCP have piled up significant investments

China and the US are locked in a diplomatic dance

September 19, 2023September 18, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Talks between Sullivan and Wang in Malta are overshadowed by major PLA military exercises around Taiwan

Musk loses his X-factor amid China’s claims on Taiwan

September 15, 2023September 14, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Tesla’s billionaire tech titan comes under fire for his comments about the democratic island

China has become a poison Apple for Corporate America

September 12, 2023September 11, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Beijing’s latest plans signal a shift toward ‘totalitarianism’ as tensions rise with Washington

Country Garden’s debt ghosts haunt Forest City

September 9, 2023September 7, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Malaysia’s mega-project was struggling before the Chinese property giant was engulfed in a cash crisis

Premier Li emerges from the shadows amid Xi’s U-turn

September 7, 2023September 6, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Sending one of his ‘Xicophants’ to the G20 summit makes sense for China’s boss of bosses

President Xi’s left peering over a Great Wall of debt

September 5, 2023September 4, 2023 by China Factor Staff

His failure to restructure China’s economy poses unparalleled risks and threatens to rock the Party

China and the US are caught in an ideological impasse

September 1, 2023August 31, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Beijing fears ‘confrontation and conflict’ if the ruling Communist Party’s ‘legitimacy’ is questioned