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Shrinking Spending

China’s economic illusion is looking like a lie

July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 by China Factor Staff
Xi Jinping | Walking | Down | Steps

A warts-and-all assessment hovered around zero growth or an ‘economy in outright recession’

Categories Talking Point Tags Economic Recession, News, Peak Growth, President Xi Jinping, Shrinking Spending Leave a comment

China’s export shock masks an economy in crisis 

May 26, 2026May 25, 2026 by China Factor Staff
China | Great Wall | Exports

‘It is now abundantly clear that’ Beijing ‘will not be able to escape the’ economic ‘pain’

Categories Talking Point Tags Battered Businesses, China Shock, Massive Debt, News, Shrinking Spending Leave a comment

Export flood fails to bail out China’s diving economy

December 30, 2025December 22, 2025 by China Factor Staff

‘Weakening across the board describes the disappointing numbers’ released by the Bureau of Statistics

Categories Talking Point Tags News, President Xi Jinping, Property Chaos, Shrinking Spending, Unemployment Crisis Leave a comment

Luxury labels caught in China’s ‘gray’ zone economy

October 23, 2024October 22, 2024 by China Factor Staff

Global fashion brands feel the heat as economic malaise hits cash-strapped Chinese shoppers

Categories Economic Fallout Tags Big Brands, China, Economic Crisis, News, Shrinking Spending Leave a comment

Recession fears are looming on China’s horizon

August 1, 2023July 31, 2023 by China Factor Staff

‘Economic numbers can be fudged but ultimately people know they have less money in their pockets’

Categories Economic Fallout Tags Communist Party of China, News, President Xi Jinping, Property Collapse, Recession, Shrinking Spending, Surging Unemployment Leave a comment

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