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
Economic Risks
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
Perfect storm swirls around China’s economy
Bubbling beneath the surface is a river of debt that is threatening key sectors and local governments
Why it is life or debt for China’s economic miracle
Real estate risks threaten to create a nightmare scenario for Xi and the Party elite
Former finance minister calls out China’s dodgy data
‘There are insufficient figures reflecting negative changes’ in the economy, Lou Jiwei tells a business forum
China struggles to break free from a wealth trap
The media hype surrounding President Xi’s ‘common prosperity’ policy is not about redistribution of wealth at all