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China’s economy is being distorted by fake figures

December 17, 2025December 16, 2025 by China Factor Staff

President Xi’s warning comes after ‘Beijing has massaged so many numbers that they lack shape or form’

Categories Talking Point Tags Inflated Growth, Local Government Debt, News, Rising Unemployment, Rogue Numbers Leave a comment

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

Open and shut case against China’s business rhetoric 

November 7, 2023November 6, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Premier Li Qiang has leafed through a well-worn playbook to boost investment at Shanghai’s glitzy expo 

Categories Economic Dilemma Tags China, China International Import Expo, Economic Pressure, European Union, Foreign Investment, Local Government Debt, News Leave a comment

Xiconomics fails to solve China’s domestic crisis

November 2, 2023October 31, 2023 by China Factor Staff

The factors that sustained the nation’s high growth cannot be repeated in the next decade

Categories Debt Threat Tags China, Local Government Debt, News, President Xi Jinping, Property Collapse, Record Unemployment Leave a comment

‘Zigzag’ policies meet China’s ‘wave-like’ economy

August 31, 2023August 30, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Confused? Beijing ramps up the propaganda to turn a crisis into a recovery as confidence drains away

Categories State of the Nation Tags China, Communist Party, Local Government Debt, News, President Xi Jinping, Propaganda Push, Wave-Like Economy Leave a comment

China dumps explosive ‘youth’ jobless numbers

August 16, 2023August 15, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Beijing suspends crucial data release as the world’s second-largest economy takes another massive hit

Categories Economic Fallout Tags Communist Party of China, Local Government Debt, News, President Xi Jinping, Property Meltdown, Youth Unemployment Leave a comment

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