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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
Commentary: What China’s Record Trade Surplus Does — and Doesn’t — Tell Us
Record exports don’t by themselves prove an external imbalance. Beijing’s priority should be household welfare, not a smaller trade surplus
China’s Second-Tier New-Home Prices Flatten as Property Slump Persists
September’s pause in price declines masks an uneven market, with higher-end project launches supporting averages while developers continue to discount
In Profile: From Land Finance to Microloans, Huang Qifan’s Chongqing Legacy Faces a Reckoning
The former Chongqing mayor weathered political storms and built a reputation as one of China’s most influential local economic technocrats. His investigation has renewed scrutiny of the state-finance platforms and lenders that powered the city’s rise
Commentary: The IMF’s Blueprint for China Meets Institutional Reality
Beijing knows it needs to shift from investment to consumption, but entrenched interests and complex state-market linkages make the transition far more agonizing than foreign technocrats realize
Opinion: To Build a Nobel Powerhouse, China Must Let Its Scientists Breathe
True innovation requires more than massive funding and published papers; it demands fundamental research free from rigid academic evaluation
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
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