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Aug 19, 2025 10:40 AM

Commentary: China’s Economy Undergoes a Six Trillion Yuan Repair
Despite a surprise contraction in credit growth, government financing is improving corporate cash flow and boosting investor sentiment, with micro-level data pointing to a nascent turnaround
Aug 19, 2025 10:29 AM

Commentary: Future Opportunities in an Era of Great Upheaval
America’s power is fading as its domestic problems compound. for the rest of the world, this portends an era of instability, but also historic opportunities for those prepared to seize them
Aug 18, 2025 14:21 PM

Opinion: Supreme Court Gives China’s Private Entrepreneurs a New Legal Shield
New legal guidance aims to curb arbitrary use of state power and reassure a private sector shaken by years of regulatory crackdowns
Aug 18, 2025 11:37 AM

Commentary: Can the Stock Market Replace Real Estate as China’s New Engine?
With the property sector’s four main economic functions now defunct, Beijing is looking to its bourses to fuel investment, boost consumption, and replenish household wealth
Aug 15, 2025 11:40 AM

Commentary: China’s New Law for Private Business Needs Judicial Teeth
Beijing has rolled out a major law to boost entrepreneur confidence, but its success hinges on consistent enforcement and reining in local governments that see private firms as a source of revenue
Aug 15, 2025 11:11 AM

Analysis: The Trillion-Dollar Opportunity in China’s Aging Demographics
A growing elderly population with rising life expectancy, high net worth and strong policy support is set to fuel a boom in China’s ‘silver economy,’ from healthcare to age-friendly services
Aug 14, 2025 18:10 PM

Reporter’s Notebook: Mystery in Anchorage as Trump-Putin Summit Looms
With less than 48 hours until the high-stakes meeting to address the Ukraine war, suspense hangs over Alaska’s largest city as even the location remains a closely guarded secret
Aug 14, 2025 11:35 AM

Commentary: The U.S. Shipping Peak Season That Wasn’t
Data reveal a massive July surge in imports from China, yet overcapacity and tariff chaos made the peak season feel like a bust for carriers
Aug 14, 2025 11:04 AM

Analysis: Behind China’s Divergence of Soaring Money and Slowing Loans
Money-supply growth beat expectations in July, but new credit fell short. This reflects a mix of structural financing changes, seasonal factors, debt-swap disruptions and a shift in how households are saving
Aug 13, 2025 19:21 PM

Commentary: How to Bridge China’s Rural-Urban Pension Gap
China’s rural elderly face a crisis rooted in the urban-rural divide and exacerbated by urbanization and the one-child policy. The gap between urban and rural pensions is now fourteenfold. A new, targeted policy framework is essential to avert social disaster
Aug 13, 2025 14:59 PM

Commentary: China’s Biotech Boom Is Redefining Global Pharma
Kyrgyzstan’s former prime minster argues that with faster R&D, more clinical trials and blockbuster drugs that outperform Western staples, China is rapidly challenging the U.S.’ long-held dominance in medical innovation
Aug 12, 2025 12:00 PM

Commentary: Critical Minerals Fuel the Green Energy Transition
A global push for decarbonization is creating soaring demand for lithium, nickel and rare earths. To mitigate risks, the world needs technological innovation, recycling and diversified supply chains
Aug 11, 2025 15:34 PM

Opinion: China’s Approach to Stablecoins Should Focus on Their Risks
The digital currencies shouldn’t be ignored, but they require in-depth study into how they should be regulated, with close attention paid to the experiences of other countries and regions, like in the current testing ground of Hong Kong
Aug 11, 2025 11:48 AM

Commentary: Why Low Interest Rates Won’t Work the Same in China
Unlike in the U.S., monetary easing struggles to boost the economy through capital markets. Instead, it squeezes bank profits and can signal economic weakness
Aug 11, 2025 10:33 AM

Commentary: The Real Gain of Trump’s Trade Deals
Allies pledge huge investments and purchases to avoid tariffs, but the numbers don’t add up. The real prize for Washington is tariff revenue and negotiating leverage for the future
Aug 11, 2025 10:30 AM

Commentary: Can China’s Household Savings Fuel a Bull Market?
A mountain of excess savings has accumulated since 2020. While retail investors remain cautious, capital from insurance, private equity, and state-backed funds is already flowing into stocks, creating the potential catalysts for a sustained rally
Aug 09, 2025 05:06 AM

Commentary: Trump’s Flood of Tariffs Will Create a Tsunami in Asia’s Supply Chains
Chinese companies now need to double down on Asia, both as a market and a production base
Aug 08, 2025 18:29 PM

Commentary: How China Could Keep Up With the Global AI Race
The launch of OpenAI’s new model signals that the competition has entered a new phase. From infrastructure to regulation, Beijing must adopt a more forward-looking strategy to close the gap with Washington
Aug 08, 2025 11:38 AM

Commentary: How AI Could Revolutionize China’s Financial Sector
Beijing is fostering an advanced ‘AI+Finance’ ecosystem to drive innovation and open its markets
Aug 08, 2025 10:56 AM

Analysis: Multiple Factors Boost China’s July Trade Figures
Exports and imports beat expectations, driven by pre-tariff shipment surges, a strong semiconductor cycle, and growing trade with emerging markets, even as exports to the U.S. fall