China economy

The “whitelist” policy was supposed to restore financing to stalled projects. So why have housing completion and financing rates both dropped?

How China manages the challenges it faces, and how the region responds, will shape Asia’s future trajectory.

China’s economic woes, and a general lack of trust exacerbated by corruption scandals, are driving a downward trend in charitable giving.

Contrary to popular belief, Chinese consumers already spend much more of what they earn than their American counterparts. Low wages are to blame for stagnant consumption.

As economic integration falters, social ties also weaken. Without maintaining these connections, mistrust and misunderstanding will only grow.

Xi Jinping attempted to spin slower growth as a “remarkable” achievement.

Changes in the local cadre incentive structure are a crucial yet often overlooked factor in the performance of the Chinese economy.

The voices shaping economic strategy extend beyond the Communist Party’s inner circle to include a select “brain trust” of prominent economists.

If China is able to seize the opportunity to revitalize its domestic economy and invigorate the multilateral system, Trump’s trade war 2.0 could end up a strategic gift to Beijing. 

Despite comprehensive plans, market skepticism persists amid limited consumer stimulus and lingering long-term fiscal challenges.

Viewing the Chinese government through a prism of exceptionalism makes it hard for China bulls to imagine that the authorities might be unpredictable, capricious, and often wrong.