Data disappearing act hides China’s economic plight
Beijing manages ‘optics instead of fundamentals’ as it dumps home sales stats amid official crackdown
Unemployment
State money covers up China’s economic calamity
Behind the figures lies a ‘different picture – financing efficiency that would hardly exist without it’
Fake jobs and fake data the new reality in China
‘Pretending to work’ is a growing trend and comes at a time when economic numbers are being doctored
China’s ‘Curse of 35’ and the middle-age trap
Discrimination against older workers casts a shadow over their financial future and the Chinese economy
For ‘de-risk,’ read ‘decouple’ in the war of words
It is time to ‘not kid ourselves’ when it comes to the relationship between the United States and China
Consumer blues leaves China seeing red
A rapid slowdown in spending threatens to derail growth this year as unemployment rises
Consumer crisis threatens to derail China’s economy
Unemployment risks, price hikes and flagging manufacturing confidence pose significant challenges
Scourge of unemployment looms large for China
State Council makes new jobs a priority as economic growth slows amid Covid-19 outbreaks
China’s caught up in the numbers game
Premier Li Keqiang warns of economic risks despite upbeat growth data
China’s economy fails to shake off the curse of dodgy data
Questions mount on unemployment numbers and distorted growth statistics in the world of fantasy figures