Consumer spending is critical to China’s recovery
Beijing needs to fuel domestic consumption to kickstart the world’s second-largest economy
Economic Hazards
China’s economy pays the price of Party paranoia
President Xi Jinping’s obsessive secrecy and ‘zero-Covid’ strategy highlight Beijing’s policy flaws
Tech-tock for China’s unemployment clock
Jobless numbers rise as technology companies shed staff amid a slowing economy and Covid-19 outbreaks
Factory chaos puts the brake on China’s economy
Omicron outbreak leaves nearly 400 million people under lockdown as Shanghai crisis spreads across the country
Xi and the Party face food inflation risks
Spiraling prices, the war in Ukraine and China’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy threaten China’s economy