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We need to talk about Country Garden
Real estate giant Country Garden is on the brink of default and is fighting off rumors its executives fled China. Here’s how the property giant fell, and why it matters.
China’s local governments are struggling to pay their bills
Provincial- and city-level governments in China are straining under unsustainable debt habits decades in the making, which were exacerbated by the costs of COVID-zero. Teachers and other public service employees are paying the price.
Editor’s note for February 23, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China’s troubled property market: A slow burn rather than a flameout?
Rather than a big bang collapse, China’s property sector is experiencing a slow-burn deflation. And, over the course of the next five to 10 years, it will be transformed into a humdrum, low-profit sector, argues financial analyst Taylor Loeb.
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.
China’s economy stumbles further as property market woes deepen | Live with Lizzi Lee
China’s high yield market is “over for a while,” says Alicia García-Herrero, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French investment bank Natixis.
China’s ‘three red lines’ policy to safeguard the property sector isn’t working yet
After decades of strong sales growth and investor optimism, in 2021, China’s property sector slumped as developers defaulted, sales slowed, and housing prices dropped. In response, Beijing implemented a “three red lines” policy to restore the real estate’s sector — but it’s not working (yet).
Real estate developer goes from hunk to junk
Logan is yet another Chinese property developer under mounting pressure to settle its debts, with some being repaid at only 60 cents to the dollar.
Electric car brand NIO wants to make smartphones
EV maker NIO wants to build smartphones, adding to a list of tech companies that are blurring the divide between smart devices for talking and traveling.
Evergrande promises a restructuring plan in six months
After offshore bondholders threaten to take legal action, the indebted property developer finally promises a plan to restructure.
Editor’s note for Friday, January 14, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: A COVID shakedown in Henan; Chinese parents find workarounds for restrictions on tutoring; China’s impending Golden Tax IV system is causing anxiety in the business community; Evergrande’s domestic bondholders agree to a six-month reprieve; Chinese exports continue to boom; America and China are one military accident away from disaster.
Editor’s note for Friday, January 7, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Signals of economic doom and gloom from property developers Shimao and Kaisa; Walmart get rapped for alleged cybersecurity violations, days after being scolded for allegedly removing goods from Xinjiang from its Sam’s Club shelves; all 170 guests of a birthday party in Hong Kong, including 13 senior officials, were ordered into quarantine due to COVID-19.
Editor’s note for Thursday, January 6, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: A pilot property tax program is hitting delays; there were 3.3 million EVs sold in China in 2021, a year-on-year jump of about 254%; travelers to China from the U.S. will now face extended isolation time and additional tests for COVID-19.
Evergrande halts shares, and a stormy January for property sector
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What to watch ahead of China’s 20th Party Congress, according to Damien Ma
Damien Ma, managing director and co-founder of the MacroPolo think tank, appeared on the Sinica Podcast to discuss China’s political and economic outlook in 2022.
Editor’s note for Friday, December 10, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Xi Jinping wants to “prevent the barbaric growth of capital,” according to a readout from the annual Central Economic Work Conference; Evergrande finally defaults on a bond; the struggles of single mothers; Nicaragua’s switch from Taipei to Beijing; Alibaba is left out of Unigroup deal; central bank raises foreign currency reserve requirements for banks; Hong Kong warns the U.K.’s Sunday Times about inciting election boycotts.
The end of Evergrande may finally be here
This is the first time the real estate giant has admitted that its $300 billion debt liability has become unsustainable.
Editor’s note for Friday, December 3, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Evergrande and other developers sink deeper into distress over their debt; Apple Daily runs out of money in Taiwan; the U.S. Justice Department’s China Initiative is a mess, according to data obtained by MIT Tech Review; Ray Dalio dismisses concerns about human rights in China.
An economy reforged: Jude Blanchette and Lizzi Lee on China’s new era
This week’s Sinica Podcast was recorded live at last month’s NEXTChina conference in New York. What do we make of China’s wide-ranging set of regulatory moves in the past year, touching on many disparate realms of Chinese life — from real estate to renewable energy, entertainment to education?
What just happened with Evergrande?
Evergrande seems to avoid default, though some outlets claim otherwise.
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