China is left surrounded by a Great Wall of Debt
Beijing is paying the price for off-the-books borrowing and a legacy of secrecy as the economy stalls
Economic Risks
China’s ‘transformation’ will not be ‘easy’
Boosting ‘spending power’ and getting to grips with the property crisis have become priorities for Beijing
Why the Communist Party’s legitimacy is on the line
Reviving a flagging economy is of great political importance as youth unemployment spirals
China senses danger as the West moves to ‘de-risk’
Premier Li Qiang warns of the risks facing Beijing during a keynote speech at ‘Summer Davos’
Crumbling facade of China’s real estate sector
Housing prices are falling in more than half of China’s cities and new home sales are also plummeting
Poverty trap looms amid China’s Covid crackdown
President Xi Jinping’s hardline policy is starting to cause economic pain as the lockdowns continue
Shenzhen meltdown highlights China’s crisis
The ‘Miracle City’ has been hit by the aftershocks of Xi’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy and ’spiraling shipping costs’
China’s Covid mess threatens the global economy
Mass lockdowns in the world’s second-largest economy could have a profound impact across the world
China’s Covid surge poses a risk to global economy
Phased lockdown in Shanghai illustrates the threat of the highly-infectious Omicron wave
China’s economy is plagued by numbers game
Dodgy data appears to have infected the DNA of the nation and wrecked credibility in Beijing’s system