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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.

‘Zigzag’ policies meet China’s ‘wave-like’ economy

August 31, 2023August 30, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Confused? Beijing ramps up the propaganda to turn a crisis into a recovery as confidence drains away

Categories State of the Nation Tags China, Communist Party, Local Government Debt, News, President Xi Jinping, Propaganda Push, Wave-Like Economy Leave a comment

China needs to defuse its economic ticking time bomb

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

Crumbling confidence in the construction sector is just the tip of a gigantic iceberg of bad debt

Categories Business Gloom Tags China, Debt Mountain, Economic Crisis, News, President Xi Jinping, Property Bubble, Rising Unemployment Leave a comment

Living in the shadow of President Xi’s autocracy

August 25, 2023August 24, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Taiwan faces ‘growing threats to its security’ as Beijing ramps up a ‘psychological warfare’ campaign

Categories Between The Lines Tags BRICS, China, China's Desktop Spy, Marshall Fund in the United States, News, President Xi Jinping, Psychological Warfare Leave a comment

‘Bully next door’ will not decide the fate of Taiwan

August 22, 2023August 21, 2023 by China Factor Staff

China’s military intimidation can not stop next year’s elections and the Taiwanese ‘people’s’ right to vote

Categories War of Words Tags Beijing, Communist Party of China, Invasion Threats, Military Drills, News, President Joe Biden, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Leave a comment

Why China’s Communist Party needs an image makeover 

August 18, 2023August 17, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Major survey reveals how Beijing’s reputation has hit rock bottom in the United States

Categories Between The Lines Tags China's Image Problem, News, Property Chaos, Protests, Shrinking Salaries, US Survey, Wealth Gap Leave a comment

China dumps explosive ‘youth’ jobless numbers

August 16, 2023August 15, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Beijing suspends crucial data release as the world’s second-largest economy takes another massive hit

Categories Economic Fallout Tags Communist Party of China, Local Government Debt, News, President Xi Jinping, Property Meltdown, Youth Unemployment Leave a comment

China’s military spending has hit US$700 billion

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

Beijing has underreported the true cost of its rapid build-up in the East and South China Seas

Categories Security Risks Tags Communist Party of China, Defense Funding, Military Tension, News, President Xi Jinping, South China Sea Tension, United States Leave a comment

China bytes back after Biden confirms tech funding ban 

August 11, 2023August 10, 2023 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows Joe Biden in a blue suit standing in front of a US flag. He has issued a veiled warning to China.

Limits on American investment in the world’s second-largest economy trigger Beijing backlash

Categories Between The Lines Tags China, Graffiti Row, Military Risks, News, Philippines, Propaganda, South China Sea Row, Tech Investment Ban Leave a comment

How the Xicophants cover up China’s economic crisis

August 10, 2023August 9, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Statistics are repackaged in sleight-of-hand sound bites to hide the true cost of the Party’s incompetence

Categories Business Risks Tags Communist Party of China, Economic Meltdown, News, President Xi Jinping, Shrinking Exports, Spiraling Unemployment Leave a comment

Sun, sea and stagnation at the Party’s beach party

August 8, 2023August 7, 2023 by China Factor Staff

China’s political elite face a myriad of challenges as they gather in Beidaihe amid devastating floods

Categories Political Bash Tags Beidaihe, China Floods, Communist Party Elite, Economic Stagnation, News, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment
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