Specter of poverty starts to rise again in China
Accelerating unemployment and an aging population are challenges that Beijing can not ignore
Property Meltdown
China is struggling to get to grips with the D-word
The world’s second-largest economy is drowning in deflation and debt as consumer spending dries up
China’s crisis risks triggering a ‘global meltdown’
This is ‘the biggest story in the world right now – everything else is secondary’
China is left surrounded by a Great Wall of Debt
Beijing is paying the price for off-the-books borrowing and a legacy of secrecy as the economy stalls
China’s economy disappears in a maze of numbers
Turbulent geopolitical times and an ongoing trade war spark closer scrutiny of Beijing’s official data
Giraffes, angry red dragons and stock market gloom
US Embassy in Beijing ‘has become the Wailing Wall of Chinese investors’ in a move to beat the censors
China dumps explosive ‘youth’ jobless numbers
Beijing suspends crucial data release as the world’s second-largest economy takes another massive hit
China acts to stop property market flatlining
The country’s US$2.4 trillion new-home market still remains on life support as property debt defaults surge
Economic typhoon threatens to barrel into China
‘Lost amid the hype about China’s ascent is just how poorly the country has performed under Xi’s stewardship’
China’s economy pays the price of Party paranoia
President Xi Jinping’s obsessive secrecy and ‘zero-Covid’ strategy highlight Beijing’s policy flaws