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China starts to spiral into an economic black hole

September 3, 2024September 2, 2024 by China Factor Staff

‘Significant challenges’ at home and abroad will force Beijing to rethink policy amid the gloom and doom

Categories Data Dilemma Tags China, Economy, Local Government Debt, News, Sluggish Demand, US$11 Trillion Leave a comment

Is the United States overestimating China’s power?

March 18, 2024March 11, 2024 by Dan Murphy

Look under the hood of the economy and you will see that Beijing is facing a raft of challenges

Categories Deep Dive Tags American Threat, China, Economy, News, President Xi Jinping, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

Incredibly shrinking China is an age-old problem

June 20, 2024January 26, 2024 by Xiujian Peng

The population is predicted to fall by more than one-half to around 525 million by 2100

Categories Deep Dive Tags Aging Population, China, Economy, Falling Births, News, The Conversation Leave a comment

China’s crazy numbers fail to ease the jitters

April 20, 2023April 19, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Like everything else in Communist Party-run institutions, the economic line blurs between fact and fiction

Categories State of Play Tags China, Debt Risks, Economy, News, Retail Sales, Rising Unemployment Leave a comment

China’s economic climate is good news for the planet

March 3, 2023March 1, 2023 by Richard Heinberg

Slowing growth and a decline in the population are welcome developments in the battle to save the Earth

Categories Deep Dive Tags Activism, China, Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Independent Media Institute, Labor, News, Opinion, Social Benefits, Trade Leave a comment

China and the United States face a ‘new reality’

August 23, 2022August 22, 2022 by Sourabh Gupta

Beijing is a different proposition from Moscow during the Cold War as this struggle revolves around economic risks

Categories China-US Rivalry Tags China, ChinaFactor, Communist Party of China, East Asia Forum, Economy, George Kennan, News, Soviet Union, Technology, United States Leave a comment

Population decline will shrink ‘China’s century’

June 1, 2022May 30, 2022 by Xiujian Peng

Soaring labor costs threaten to force manufacturers to switch to countries such as Vietnam

Categories Numbers Game Tags China, ChinaFactor, Economy, India, Labor Costs, News, Shrinking Population, The Conversation Leave a comment

Winds of war threaten to hit China’s economy

March 18, 2022March 5, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Premier Li Keqiang warns of the global ‘risks and challenges’ facing Beijing as Russia’s war with Ukraine rages

Categories National People's Congress Tags China, ChinaFactor, Defense Spending, Economy, Global Risks, News, Premier Li Keqiang, Ukraine War Leave a comment

China’s economic blues amid Olympic Games gold

February 23, 2022February 9, 2022 by Kate Phylaktis

Debt has become a big issue for Beijing as it struggles to contain a property bubble and rising bad loans

Categories Analysis Tags China, ChinaFactor, Communist Party of China, Economy, News, The Conversation Leave a comment

China’s dream turned into a nightmare for the West

February 23, 2022February 1, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Economic reforms were never going to lead to political freedom under the leadership of the Communist Party

Categories Politics Tags ChinaFactor, Communist Party of China, Economy, News, President Xi Jinping, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment
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