China starts to spiral into an economic black hole
‘Significant challenges’ at home and abroad will force Beijing to rethink policy amid the gloom and doom
‘Significant challenges’ at home and abroad will force Beijing to rethink policy amid the gloom and doom
Look under the hood of the economy and you will see that Beijing is facing a raft of challenges
The population is predicted to fall by more than one-half to around 525 million by 2100
Like everything else in Communist Party-run institutions, the economic line blurs between fact and fiction
Slowing growth and a decline in the population are welcome developments in the battle to save the Earth
Beijing is a different proposition from Moscow during the Cold War as this struggle revolves around economic risks
Soaring labor costs threaten to force manufacturers to switch to countries such as Vietnam
Premier Li Keqiang warns of the global ‘risks and challenges’ facing Beijing as Russia’s war with Ukraine rages
Debt has become a big issue for Beijing as it struggles to contain a property bubble and rising bad loans
Economic reforms were never going to lead to political freedom under the leadership of the Communist Party