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19 articles matching the search query.
China’s ‘Two Sessions’ ends with Xi in charge and Li in second
Xi Jinping was unanimously sworn into his third term as China’s president. Some are hoping that his second-in-command, the man in charge of leading the economy, might counterbalance some of Xi’s more extreme political tendencies.
China pushes for self-sufficiency at the Two Sessions
Chinese leaders are proposing all sorts of strategies to bring Xi’s self-sufficiency drive to life, including a sweeping overhaul of key ministries.
How the Chinese Communist Party controls data
Jeremy Wallace, associate professor at Cornell University, discusses how the Chinese Communist Party controls information by manipulating data, such as GDP statistics.
Is China losing GDP religion?
For the last four decades, the Chinese government has measured its performance almost religiously with one metric: GDP growth. But the GDP God is falling, and it’s not certain that the Deity of Security can replace it, argues Jeremy Wallace, author of the new book Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts.
An overview of the Chinese economy at the 20th Party Congress
The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party begins in Beijing on Sunday. If Xi Jinping is handed a report with some highlights on the state of China’s economy, here’s what he might read.
Is China stuck in second place?
This was supposed to be China’s century, but the country may never surpass the U.S. as the world’s largest economy, argues veteran China business reporter Dexter Tiff Roberts in the latest installment of his weekly column for The China Project.
The financial news that really matters: The local government cash crunch holding back China
City and county governments in China are facing a real estate meltdown, prolonged COVID restrictions, debt, and economic uncertainty: Something has got to give.
Beijing bets on infrastructure investment, again, to revive China’s economy
Can China spend its way to new prosperity even as COVID lockdowns continue to drag down the economy?
How to understand China’s notoriously dodgy economic statistics in 2022
China’s GDP numbers and other official stats are no longer completely made up, but just how reliable are they?
Beijing organizes emergency meeting to stabilize faltering economy
The State Council hosted a video conference with top government officials today, in hopes of drafting new measures to boost its struggling, COVID-hit economy.
Get ready for rough weather in China and the world — that’s my takeaway from a chat with Joyce Chang of J.P. Morgan
Joyce Chang told us that J.P. Morgan has taken down its full year China forecasts to 4.3% GDP growth given the sorry state of the world. She talked about supply chain disruptions, real estate gloom, knock on effects from Ukraine and much more.
Xi bets on infrastructure to boost a limping, lockdown-battered economy
Beijing is betting that investing in infrastructure will boost the economy enough to reach its 5.5% growth target amid COVID lockdowns, tech gloom, and a property slump.
Another gloomy forecast for China’s economic growth this year
The IMF lowered its GDP estimate for China, again.
A factory keeps running in locked-down Shanghai, as economy enters uncharted territory
China’s worst-ever outbreak of COVID threatens Beijing’s goal of economic stability.
Two Sessions: Beijing sets goals for 6% GDP growth, environmental protection, and crushing dissent in Hong Kong
The annual gathering of the National People’s Congress in Beijing kicked off with modest goals for the economy and environment, and plans for the more complete subjugation of opposition forces in Hong Kong.
Takeaways from China’s remarkable economic growth numbers
According to official statistics and analysts, China might have been one of the only major countries to see economic growth in 2020 after taking a hit from COVID-19 early in the year. That growth streak, even during a pandemic, has continued into January 2021.
Chinese economic growth has ‘likely recovered’ to near pre-coronavirus levels
China’s imports and exports both surged in September compared with a year before, indicating a continued strong recovery for the Chinese market. Economists surveyed expect Q3 growth to top 5%, nearing 2019 levels.
China abandons GDP growth target
China scraps its annual GDP growth target, which has served as its agenda-setting North Star for more than 40 years.
China’s Happiness Paradox
By all accounts, China’s people should be happy: The country has been on the ascent for more than a generation, and is now richer and…
