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December 14, 2023

McKinsey-led think-tank advised China on policy that fed US tensions

...According to a 2015 speech by NDRC official Xu Lin, the government sought research from the OECD, the Asian Development Bank and “the famous American consulting firm McKinsey”, so as to “absorb a wide range...

February 23, 2024

FT Live

The Global Boardroom: 8th Edition

FT journalists in conversation with leaders in business and government

News in-depthChinese politics & policy

China sidelines its once venerated central bank

...The chairs of some state banks, such as Liao Lin at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Gu Shu from Agricultural Bank of China and Cai Xiliang from China Life Insurance, now also outrank Pan in the...

December 25, 2023

Chinese politics & policy

Chinese TV presenter linked to missing foreign minister had surrogate child in US

...Qin’s wife Lin Yan accompanied him to the US, where he was posted in 2021 as ambassador. He left the post this year after being appointed foreign minister....

September 26, 2023

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China’s Temu grabs suppliers ditched by rival Shein over factory standards

...Penny Lin, a garment factory manager in Zhejiang, said it doubled or tripled the production of clothes ordered by Shein and sent the remaining product to Temu or domestic platforms such as Alibaba’s 1688...

February 13, 2024

Chinese politics & policy

Beijing running out of fever medication as Covid outbreak spreads

...“We have a child with a high fever but all the pharmacies are out of ibuprofen,” said a Beijing resident surnamed Lin. “It came too fast, we didn’t have time to prepare.”...

December 8, 2022

FT Live

Bank of the Year Awards 2024

Recognising the best in banking globally

News updates from December 14: BoE and ECB hold rates steady, ECB’s Lagarde pushes back against rate cuts expectations

China bets on security versus reform in 2024 outlook

December 14, 2023

News in-depthChinese society

China’s dreamers and dropouts ‘lie flat’ in Dali

Cheap, remote and beautiful city attracts thousands of young people and Gen X-ers escaping economic treadmill

December 27, 2023

News in-depthTaiwan

China, war and tech: Taiwan’s youth weigh in on a pivotal election

...Hou Yu-ih, running for the opposition Kuomintang, has implied that a victory by Lai, the frontrunner, would drag Taiwan into a war with China....

December 24, 2023

Chinese economy

China tries to bridge economic policy ‘credibility gap’

...Additional reporting by Sun Yu in Beijing...

December 5, 2023

News in-depthTaiwan

Taiwan’s pivotal vote: China casts shadow over island’s election

...Lin Ying-yu, a professor of strategic studies at Tamkang University, said China would “show muscle” in the event of a Lai victory, but added that Beijing was unlikely to drastically escalate military manoeuvres...

January 10, 2024

News in-depthChinese society

Life in China’s oldest county exposes challenges of demographic crisis

Primary schools become old people’s homes and factories struggle to find staff as population ages

May 24, 2023

Chinese economy

China’s economic recovery in doubt as industrial output falls short

...“China’s activity indicators missed expectations by a wide margin even with a favorable base,” Xiangrong Yu, chief China economist at Citi, wrote in a note....

May 16, 2023

The Big Read

Does Xi Jinping need a plan B for China’s economy?

...Data visualisation by Andy Lin...

July 17, 2023

Chinese business & finance

China to tighten rules for tech companies seeking foreign funding

...Additional reporting by Andy Lin in Hong Kong...

December 8, 2021

FT Live

Finance Disrupted at TNW Conference

Shaking The Foundations Of Finance | Formerly Future of Finance

News in-depthChinese politics & policy

Xi prepares to overhaul China’s economic team at watershed congress

President expected to unveil sweeping changes to extend Communist party’s grip over finance and other sectors

March 2, 2023

Chinese business & finance

Senior Nomura banker barred from leaving mainland China

...Additional reporting by Sun Yu in Beijing...

September 25, 2023

News in-depthChinese trade

China’s richest county suffers export slump as US tension hits factories

...Additional reporting by Andy Lin in Hong Kong...

March 26, 2023

News in-depthChinese economy

China’s lowest growth target in decades signals era of caution

...Xiangrong Yu, greater China chief economist at Citi, suggested that Beijing was concerned about “sentiment damage in case of another miss”. The bank forecasts growth of 5.7 per cent this year....

March 7, 2023

News in-depthChinese politics & policy

‘No way we can open’: China’s zero-Covid exit plans unravel

...policy directives, Beijing needs to set explicit criteria for reopening based on vaccination coverage and the availability of intensive care units for treating an inevitable exit wave of cases, according to Yu...

November 25, 2022

Chinese economy

China’s economy expands 3% in 2022 after zero-Covid policies hit growth

...Additional reporting by Tom Mitchell in Singapore, Andy Lin in Taipei and William Langley in Hong Kong...

January 17, 2023

News in-depthChinese economy

China pins growth hopes on struggling small businesses

...Additional reporting by Tom Mitchell in Singapore and Andy Lin in Taipei...

January 18, 2023

News in-depthChinese economy

China eases curbs on property developers to counter downturn

...Additional reporting by Andy Lin in Hong Kong...

January 12, 2023

Chinese business & finance

Beijing struggles to revive China’s paralysed property market

...Additional reporting by Wang Xueqiao in Shanghai and Andy Lin in Hong Kong...

July 14, 2023

News in-depthChinese business & finance

World awaits return of Chinese tourists as Covid curbs expire

...“At that time, predicted that the reopening would happen in the first half of 2023, but I didn’t expect it to be so soon,” Yu said....

January 6, 2023

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