Hidden debt risks stalk China’s stalling economy
Excessive borrowing casts a giant shadow over the country’s political elite at the National People’s Congress
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China acts to stop property market flatlining
The country’s US$2.4 trillion new-home market still remains on life support as property debt defaults surge
‘Regional peace’ at stake ahead of Biden and Xi summit
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu raises concerns about ‘China’s violation of the status quo’
Rich pickings for President Xi and the Party elite
China shelves Western-style capitalism on the alter of Maoism amid a purge on the wealthy
China risks sending the global economy into a tailspin
Rising debt and President Xi’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy highlight the threats facing the world’s second-largest economy
Chancellor Scholz appears to be Chinese crackers
A high-level German delegation to Beijing causes consternation inside the European Union and angers France
Protests reveal the brutality of Xi’s dictatorial rule
The Chinese Communist Party’s crackdown on freedom of speech at home is now being exported abroad
China faces an economic headache after the Party
Disappearing data is unlikely to pop up until after the 20th National Congress big bash in Beijing
Autocrat Xi masterminds Great Fall of the People
Chinese citizens face more misery as the ‘chairman of everything’ doubles down on draconian policies during his Beijing address
Choreographed cliches fail to hide China’s weakness
Discontent at home and a changing landscape abroad overshadow the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party