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40 Years of Reform
Looking back at how China started to look to the outside world, gradually broke away from a Soviet-style planned economy and embraced the market since 1978
How the Compass Used to Steer China’s Reforms First Took Form on a Boat in 1985
The first installment in a five-part series about the economists behind China’s reform
Opinion: Calibrating China’s Economic Policy for the Next Phase of Growth
To address weak demand, Beijing must transition from seeking top-line growth to implementing targeted fiscal measures that support households and small businesses
In Depth: China’s Provinces Court Retirees With Health-Tourism Subsidies
Local governments are deploying land incentives and cash subsidies to attract wealthy, healthy retirees, but experts warn the rapid boom is fueling real estate scams and straining medical infrastructure
China Raises Threshold for New-Home Presales Under New National Standard
New rules require residential projects to be structurally topped out before units can be sold, tightening developer cash flow while seeking to better protect buyers and reduce unfinished-home risks
Commentary: The Phantom Menace of Chinese Overcapacity
Western accusations of dumping stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of China’s economic reality. The country’s export surge is driven by brutal domestic competition and a structural failure to stimulate household consumption
Commentary: CXMT Bet Offers a New Fiscal Playbook for Local Governments
The mega listing of CXMT highlights a concerted pivot by local municipalities toward state-backed equity investments, but challenges loom for this new economic model
Commentary: A Weaker Dollar Order Creates an Opening for the Yuan
Washington’s weaponization of the financial system and ballooning debt are eroding the dollar’s 'dual anchors,' opening the door for the global rise of the Chinese yuan
Analysis: Travel Is Booming in China, so Why Are State Tourism Firms Bleeding Red Ink?
A building spree left state-backed developers with idle projects and heavy debts, exposing another stress point in the country’s chronic local government financing problem
China’s FX Regulator Plans Full-Chain Management of Cross-Border Capital Flows
SAFE said capital-account opening must go beyond currency conversion to cover transactions, settlement, hedging and exits, while easing procedures for compliant firms
In Profile: The Man Behind China’s Energy Drink Giant Faces a New Test
Lin Muqin transformed Eastroc from a struggling beverage-maker into one of the country’s biggest energy drink brands, but rising health concerns are challenging the formula that built his success
Brussels, Beijing Set Framework for Strained Trade Ties
The two sides created a ministerial mechanism covering market access, export controls, intellectual property and WTO reform, with Brussels pressing for progress before October
Opinion: Foreign Investment Can Steady China’s Services Sector
Opening education, healthcare and finance would help Beijing reassure foreign investors and raise the quality of growth
In Depth: How a South China Port Is Redrawing the Regional Logistics Map
Fueled by a national trade corridor and aggressive subsidies, container throughput has boomed at Guangxi’s Beibu Gulf Port, but cooling traffic and rival facilities are prompting a push for new infrastructure
China to Overhaul Cross-Border Investment Rules, Issue New QDII Quotas
SAFE says it will simplify foreign-exchange management, support outbound investment and deepen institutional opening of the capital account
CX Daily: China’s Housing Market Flashes Signs of Life in Core Cities
Real estate transactions and prices in megacities like Shenzhen and Shanghai are rebounding, though a nationwide recovery remains elusive
Opinion: Enshrining Rural Income Growth Into Chinese Law
Protecting farmers’ pockets is now a statutory imperative in China. The revised Agriculture Law seeks to stabilize land contracts and boost domestic demand amid shifting economic headwinds
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