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China must trade in its export model to survive

March 22, 2026February 19, 2026 by China Factor Staff

IMF warns that the world’s second-largest economy needs to increase consumption and domestic demand

Categories Talking Point Tags Beijing, Export Boom, News, State Subsidies, Trade Tensions, US$1.2 Trillion Surplus Leave a comment

China is forging ahead as Trump plays catch-up

March 16, 2026February 6, 2026 by Kerry Brown

Beijing will continue to stand up to Washington even though the economy shows signs of turbulence

Categories Analysis Tags AI, Bluster, East Asia Forum, News, President Xi Jinping, Social Media, The Long Read Leave a comment

Trump is abandoning US partners in the Indo-Pacific

February 6, 2026February 5, 2026 by Joshua Kurlantzick

Asian states are responding with Japan and South Korea aiming to provide more for their own defense

Categories Behind The News Tags Asian Allies, China, Council on Foreign Relations, News, President Trump, United States Leave a comment

China is stretching shrinking growth to the limit

February 5, 2026February 4, 2026 by China Factor Staff

Disappearing data has only added to the mind-numbing numbers coming out of the country

Categories Talking Point Tags Economic Crisis, Export Boom, News, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Critics of Starmer’s trip to China miss two key points

March 2, 2026February 3, 2026 by Kerry Brown

The British PM landed to a fanfare of trumpets, even as the main chorus back home was dismissive

Categories Analysis Tags China, Communist Party of China, Critical Voices, News, The Conversation, The Long Read, United Kingdom, United States Leave a comment

China’s crying horse trend a tale of economic misery

February 3, 2026February 2, 2026 by China Factor Staff

Cuddly toy’s inverted smile has become a downtrodden symbol of a nation mired in problems

Categories Talking Point Tags Chinese Lunar New Year, Economic Discontent, News, Stagnating Salaries Leave a comment

‘Are You Dead?’ craze highlights cultural shift

February 26, 2026January 30, 2026 by Pan Wang

Behind its sudden popularity lie deeper social transformations, including demographic changes

Categories Commentary Tags Ageing Society, China, News, Solo Living, The Conversation Leave a comment

Border crisis exposes criminal connections 

March 22, 2026January 29, 2026 by Will Brehm

Clashes with Thailand highlight the murky world of the multi-billion-dollar Chinese cybercrime industry

Categories Behind The News Tags China, East Asia Forum, Economic Crisis, News, United States Leave a comment

Trump to freeze out China in Cyberspace Cold War

January 29, 2026January 28, 2026 by China Factor Staff

But his new strategy might have fundamentally misunderstood the threat posed by Xi’s regime

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, Cyberattacks, News, President Xi Jinping, United States Leave a comment

Taiwan looks on amid Xi’s war on his own army

January 28, 2026January 27, 2026 by China Factor Staff

How this will affect the escalating threat facing the island democracy is impossible to predict

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Communist Party of China, News, PLA Purges, Taiwan Threats Leave a comment
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