Debt risks rise for China’s economy amid virus shockwaves
PBOC Governor Yi Gang faces a difficult economic balancing act in 2021
Economy
Storm clouds gather on China’s horizon amid global turmoil
The world’s second-largest economy expanded 2.3% last year but dark clouds are just beyond the horizon
Buoyant China wins the trade battle amid the coronavirus chaos
Last year the surplus was an eye-watering $535 billion as Beijing cashes in on the world-wide pandemic
China’s economy purrs along in the fast lane amid wreckage of Covid-19
Rising factory output, surging retail sales and a booming auto sector boost Beijing’s numbers
China’s economic data might be the motherlode of fool’s gold
‘Cherry-picking approach’ casts a shadow over Beijing’s official numbers from the National Bureau of Statistics
When ‘opening up’ in China really means ‘shutting out’ democratic values
President Xi Jinping’s Shanghai address fails to paper over the cracks of Beijing’s predatory trade practices
Flashing lights cast a shadow over China’s data dump
Mixed signals as the economy appears to gather pace after being buffeted by the Covid-19 crisis
PBOC warns that China’s financial network faces catastrophic risks
Deputy Central Bank Governor Fan Yifei highlights the challenges facing the country amid Sino-American tech war
China export boost might be short-lived as US tensions rise
Upbeat numbers amid the Covid-19 pandemic fail to hide a drop in imports and ballooning surplus with America
China’s self-driving economy threatens to stall amid US roadblocks
Beijing will struggle to become self-sufficient as sluggish demand and international tensions wreak havoc