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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.

Chinese citizens are ordered to spy on the spies

August 4, 2023August 3, 2023 by China Factor Staff

‘Anti-espionage requires the mobilization of the whole society,’ the Ministry of Security warns

Categories Between The Lines Tags Communist Party of China, Counterespionage Law, Kids Crackdown, News, President Xi Jinping, Propaganda Push, Solar Flare-Up, Spies Leave a comment

PLA nuclear force the latest target in China purge 

August 2, 2023August 1, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Top brass replaced amid allegations of ‘corruption’ a week after Foreign Minister Qin Gang is fired

Categories State Security Tags Communist Party of China, General Li Yuchao, News, Nuclear Arsenal, PLA, President Xi Jinping, Rocket Forces Leave a comment

Recession fears are looming on China’s horizon

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

‘Economic numbers can be fudged but ultimately people know they have less money in their pockets’

Categories Economic Fallout Tags Communist Party of China, News, President Xi Jinping, Property Collapse, Recession, Shrinking Spending, Surging Unemployment Leave a comment

Economic risks threaten a ‘Lost Decade’ for China

July 28, 2023July 27, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Fears are growing that a Japanese-style crash is on the horizon for the world’s second-largest economy

Categories Between The Lines Tags China, Communist Party of China, Economic Fallout, Korean War, News, People's Bank of China, Taiwan Leave a comment

Diplomat Qin Gang ‘fired’ amid ‘sex and spy’ rumors

July 28, 2023July 26, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Was he left ‘vulnerable to accusations that he was compromised by foreign intelligence agencies?’

Categories Foreign Policy Tags China, Communist Party of China, News, President Xi Jinping, Qin Gang, Rumors Leave a comment

Forget China’s economy, ‘it’s national security, stupid’

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

President Xi and the Party are obsessed with secrecy, security and destroying democracy in Taiwan

Categories State of Play Tags China, Communist Party of China, Economic Turmoil, National Security, News, President Xi Jinping, United States Leave a comment

How Comrade Xi bungled China’s sinking economy

July 21, 2023July 20, 2023 by China Factor Staff

The Party is over as government debt spirals and wages stagnate amid record-high unemployment 

Categories Between The Lines Tags Henry Kissinger, Massive Debt, News, President Xi Jinping, Record Unemployment, Speedo Diplomacy Leave a comment

Media frenzy engulfs Foreign Minister Qin Gang

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

Rumors rife that China’s former ambassador to Washington was ‘under investigation for having an affair’

Categories Political Drama Tags China, Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Fu Xiaotian, News, Phoenix TV, President Xi Jinping, Rumors Leave a comment

China’s Communist Party targets British spy agencies

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

A damning report highlights the depth and breadth of Beijing’s policy toward Washington’s closest ally

Categories State Security Tags China Campaign, Damning Report, GCHQ, Mass Surveillance, MI5, MI6, News, United Kingdom, United States Leave a comment

Gloom and doom surround China’s bleak economy

July 14, 2023July 13, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Foreign firms ‘now have very little visibility into the true economic conditions’ inside the country

Categories Between The Lines Tags China, Chinese Hackers, Communist Party of China, Economic Fallout, Latin America, News, Online Propaganda Leave a comment
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