China needs to defuse its economic ticking time bomb
Crumbling confidence in the construction sector is just the tip of a gigantic iceberg of bad debt
Economic Crisis
Washington rift leaves China dancing in the dark
It is unlikely that new ambassador Xie Feng will be able to repair trust in Beijing’s diplomatic policy
Why China could face a Covid-19 catastrophe
Beijing’s policy shift will see ‘the virus spread, leaving in its wake death and bitter dissension in the population’
China’s policy shift looks like a massive gamble
Beijing rolls out a new Covid action plan after mass protests and a tanking economy shake the ruling Communist Party
Covid-19 curbs leave China’s economy creaking
President Xi Jinping’s ideological push is wrecking the country’s manufacturing base and stifling consumer demand
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’