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How China’s Economy Grew in 2021 Despite a Property Slump
China’s economy grew at a strong pace of 8.1% in 2021, a number seemingly at odds with headlines about a crashing property market and a crackdown on big technology companies.
China’s $60 Billion Wind Empire Needs to Grow Its Own Blades
China dominates the world’s wind energy market, but it has to import balsa, the light tropical wood that all wind turbine manufacturers use in their blades. But now China’s $60 billion wind industry is set on planting its own balsa trees on a commercial scale.
Kuaishou Names New Finance Chief as Losses Grow
Kuaishou, one of the biggest short-video players, has selected Jīn Bǐng 金秉 as its chief financial officer in the latest corporate shakeup for a company suffering heavy losses.
Olympians Told to Leave Phones at Home to Dodge Spying
Beyond Omicron and gold medal tallies, athletes arriving in China’s capital for the Winter Games next month may have one more thing to worry about: is it safe to access the internet?
China’s Population Stalls With Births in 2021 the Lowest in Modern History
China’s soon-to-be-shrinking population: The number of births in China in 2021 was 10.62 million, down from 12.02 million in 2020, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This “barely outnumbered the 10.14 million deaths” recorded last year, the Wall Street Journal notes, “suggesting the day may be near when China’s population starts to shrink.” See also charts and analysis in Caixin: China’s record low birthrate heightens long-term economic challenges.
China’s Economy Is Slowing, a Worrying Sign for the World
Economic output climbed 4 percent in the last quarter of 2021, slowing from the previous quarter. Growth has faltered as home buyers and consumers become cautious.
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The Huawei founder is bullish despite ongoing U.S. sanctions, say media reports, after Rén Zhèngfēi 任正非 gave his first public comments since his daughter returned to China, in a letter circulating on the internet: “Although it is winter now, spring is coming soon,” said the 77-year-old CEO, who started Huawei in 1987.
Life After Tutoring Ban: Chinese Teachers Share Their Experiences
“I felt helpless and anxious after the double reduction policy,” a teacher in Guangdong Province told Sixth Tone, in one of five anonymous reflections from teachers — or former teachers — from across China, six months after Beijing decimated the country’s private tutoring industry. The Wall Street Journal also reports: Who says no tutors and less homework is bad? Many Chinese parents.
China suspends more flights over COVID-19, Shanghai curbs tours
China suspended dozens of international flights on Friday amid a global surge in Omicron cases, while the city of Shanghai curbed tourist activity as it rushed to head off local COVID-19 infections as imported cases rose.
Who Says No Tutors and Less Homework Is Bad? Many Chinese Parents
New rules banning tutors were meant to reduce anxiety for families and inequality in China’s ultracompetitive education system, but instead have led to workarounds.
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Analysis: With Evergrande debt relief deal, China signals stability trumps austerity
If this week's developments at China's most indebted property developer are anything to go by, 2022 might see Beijing soften its attempts to purge the sector and make more allowances for economic stability.
Chinese fast-food brand Weixiaofan secures new war chest
Original app designs nutritionally customized menus
Human Rights Watch, the New York–based NGO, released its 32nd annual report on human rights conditions worldwide. Here is what it had to say on a few key China topics:
On the internet: “The once-cacophonous internet is now dominated by pro-government voices that report to the authorities on people whose views they deem insufficiently nationalistic.” On Hong Kong: “Authorities devastated human rights protections and civil liberties in Hong Kong, recasting much of the peaceful behavior that had undergirded Hong Kong life, such as publishing news, as acts of subversion.” On Xinjiang: “The Chinese authorities are committing crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang.”
Xi Jinping’s job is safe but China’s leadership is being shaken up
A five-yearly churn is affecting decisions on everything from the economy to covid-19
How Too Many Boys Skew China’s Economy
China’s skewed sex ratio and housing prices: The Wall Street Journal writes that the country’s worsening gender imbalance — in 2020, there were about 111 men for every 100 women — is making it harder for the government to tackle rising housing prices. Multiple studies have found a connection between the two factors, and the “relentless pressure on young men and their families to buy housing is likely also related to China’s stubbornly high household savings rate and low consumption levels — particularly since that pressure is combined with a labor market that persistently undervalues female workers.”
