China stimulus

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

Before the real estate sector bottomed out, it catapulted hundreds of millions of Chinese into the middle class.

The Third Plenum outcome suggests a mismatch between what the Chinese economy needs to recover quickly and what policymakers are prepared to deliver. 

As one of the few top-level meetings held since China’s COVID U-turn, the CEWC’s messaging is especially important this year.

With debt soaring amid the pandemic, the government’s deleveraging struggle slogs on.

Rising private business investment is key to unlocking untapped productivity potential, says the HSBC economist.

Growth projections remain cautious, but there are promising signs Asia may be snapping out of its slowdown.

After more bad economic news, China’s commitment to deleveraging comes under pressure.

But meaningful progress has been made in cushioning an economic downturn.

From manufacturing to internet companies, China is shedding jobs across sectors.

China’s economy is in for a rough patch. The response from its leaders will have profound consequences.

Robert Mann discusses the outlook for China’s economy in 2019.