Consumer blues leaves China seeing red
A rapid slowdown in spending threatens to derail growth this year as unemployment rises
Economy
Consumer crisis threatens to derail China’s economy
Unemployment risks, price hikes and flagging manufacturing confidence pose significant challenges
China’s caught up in the numbers game
Premier Li Keqiang warns of economic risks despite upbeat growth data
Gusts of inflationary winds are blowing in from China
Rising raw material prices will hit global consumers as Chinese manufacturers pass on increases
Security law threatens to trigger Hong Kong exodus
China’s clampdown in the free-wheeling city could spark a brain drain
China’s data should carry an economic health warning
Beijing plays the numbers game with baffling and at times bizarre results
China’s economy fails to shake off the curse of dodgy data
Questions mount on unemployment numbers and distorted growth statistics in the world of fantasy figures
China’s struggling to be a ‘great manufacturing power’
It could take 30 years for the country to catch up with the United States, Germany and Japan
Unemployment fears lurk behind China’s economic data
Manufacturing numbers illustrate the challenges ahead before the National People’s Congress
Chinese shoppers look to be bullish in the Year of the Ox
Consumer spending bounces back during the Spring Festival holiday but is still down on 2019