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.

Belt-tightening squeezes China’s global ambitions

October 6, 2022October 5, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Debt is piling up at home and abroad as President Xi’s New Silk Road project hits a potholed-strewn landscape

China’s on the hook for pillaging the oceans

September 30, 2022September 29, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Vast fishing fleets are threatening to decimate the marine ecosystem surrounding the Galapagos Islands

Economic typhoon threatens to barrel into China

September 28, 2022September 27, 2022 by China Factor Staff

‘Lost amid the hype about China’s ascent is just how poorly the country has performed under Xi’s stewardship’

Big business left choking on President Xi’s dogma

September 27, 2022September 21, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Foreign companies wake up to a Chinese nightmare as economic and geopolitical tensions rise

Biden’s answer to the Taiwan question angers China

September 20, 2022September 19, 2022 by China Factor Staff

The US President again throws his weight behind the democratic island amid Beijing’s threats of aggression

China calls the ‘shots’ as Russia fires blanks

September 19, 2022September 16, 2022 by China Factor Staff

President Putin’s stark admission highlights President Xi’s leading role in Beijing’s alliance with Moscow

Hong Kong gripped by nostalgia for a ‘golden age’

September 16, 2022September 15, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Show of respect for Queen Elizabeth II sends a coded message to Beijing and the Communist Party

Cold War 2.0 triggers US-China Big Tech risks

September 15, 2022September 14, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Spotlight again falls on social media sensation TikTok amid calls that the short video-sharing app should be ‘banned’

Poverty trap looms amid China’s Covid crackdown

September 14, 2022September 13, 2022 by China Factor Staff

President Xi Jinping’s hardline policy is starting to cause economic pain as the lockdowns continue

Xi’s legacy project is a winding road to debt

December 7, 2023September 8, 2022 by China Factor Staff

China’s signature foreign policy program has left economic-strapped nations struggling to repay Beijing loans