Driven to despair by China’s perilous gig economy
Low wages and deep structural issues illustrate the plight of 12 million Chinese delivery drivers
State of the Nation
Beijing plays the victim while backing Putin’s war
President Xi ramps up state-media propaganda push to paint China as a “peace-loving” country
Only feel-good consumers can save China’s economy
Low wages and long hours have hobbled spending amid President Xi’s ‘export-first’ policy push
Sparks flying amid China’s high-tech export boom
Shipments of electric vehicles, ships, and steel carry a heavy discount to ‘undercut overseas competitors’
Economic crisis gives Beijing a birthday bash hangover
Threat of austerity hovers over the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China
China goes back to the 1970s amid economic chaos
Deflation, debt and despair stalk the country as Beijing grapples to solve a ‘crisis of confidence’
‘Zigzag’ policies meet China’s ‘wave-like’ economy
Confused? Beijing ramps up the propaganda to turn a crisis into a recovery as confidence drains away
China’s economic tricks conjure a grand illusion
Manipulated official data fails to hide the true state of the world’s second-largest economy
Unemployment crisis is China’s ‘wake-up call’
Economic slowdown and the Covid-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc among young job seekers
Why China risks heading into a winter of discontent
Food chain problems, power shortages and ‘pandemic fatigue’ stalk the world’s second-largest economy