China: The Winding Road to Zero-COVID
A new outbreak in the Beijing area is the latest blow to China’s ‘dynamic zero-COVID’ strategy, as economic costs from lockdowns and mass testing continue to mount.
Outlook 2022: China’s Economy
Beijing is facing a confluence of several economic crises in the year ahead. Will it stay its recent course of economic rebalancing, or revert to old policy playbooks?
Evergrande Crisis: Harbinger of China’s Decline?
Evergrande has laid bare Beijing’s secret: structural weaknesses are sending China into decline.
Default Looms as Evergrande Tests China’s Real Estate Sector
The next chapter of the Evergrande saga is set to begin over the weekend.
Biden Sets China Trade Policy Adrift
A long-awaited speech on trade policy suggests there’s no plan as yet regarding the United States’ most important trade relationship.
Evergrande: China’s Property Goliath Teeters on the Brink
What does too-big-to-fail with Chinese characteristics look like? Evergrande could be just that.
SNAPSHOT: China Trade Data Beats Expectations
Christmas seems to have come early, lifting China exports to record highs and brushing away fears of a Delta hangover.
US Regulators Turn the Screw on Chinese IPOs
Moves from the US Securities and Exchange Commission are compounding regulatory pressures on the other side of the Pacific, calling the future of US-based IPOs into question.
Regulatory Hammer Comes Down on China’s Didi
Early reports suggest record fines and strict data controls, freezing out future US-based listings by Chinese tech companies.