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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
Former Guangzhou Party Chief Placed Under Investigation
Zhang Shuofu, now a vice chairman of Guangdong’s legislature, is investigated after a career spanning water management, Beijing’s supervisory overhaul and Guangzhou urban renewal
‘Build Bridges, Not Walls’: Ex-Singapore DPM Calls for Global Resilience
Heng Swee Keat says stability, adaptation and cooperation are key to navigating technological and geopolitical shifts
China Weighs Dedicated Law for Regulatory Review System
Planned legislation would consolidate fragmented review systems across China’s state institutions and could give authorities stronger powers to revoke unlawful local rules
China’s Power-Supply Mismatch Is Creating New Opportunities, PCG Power Chairman Says
Li Wenxuan says flexible pricing, virtual power plants and electricity trading will gain importance as renewable generation expands
Caixin Explains: How China’s New Housing Rules Rewrite Property Financing
Mortgages for presold homes will be withheld until projects are completed, forcing developers and banks to rethink how construction is financed
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
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