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Analysis: Travel Is Booming in China, so Why Are State Tourism Firms Bleeding Red Ink?

Analysis: Travel Is Booming in China, so Why Are State Tourism Firms Bleeding Red Ink?

2026年08月07日

A building spree left state-backed developers with idle projects and heavy debts, exposing another stress point in the country’s chronic local government financing problem

In Depth: China’s Renewable Energy Boom Runs Into Market Reality

In Depth: China’s Renewable Energy Boom Runs Into Market Reality

2026年08月07日

The end of guaranteed state tariffs has exposed wind and solar operators to volatile price swings and grid bottlenecks, forcing a reckoning in the world’s largest green power market

In Depth: China Hunts for a New Auto Engine

In Depth: China Hunts for a New Auto Engine

2026年07月31日

As car sales suffer their sharpest drop among consumer goods, Beijing turns its focus from purchase incentives to lowering the cost of driving and repairing vehicles

In Depth: At WAIC, China’s AI Boom Runs Into Commercial Reality

In Depth: At WAIC, China’s AI Boom Runs Into Commercial Reality

2026年07月31日

Chinese tech giants are pushing the limits of computing clusters, enterprise agents and robotics. But as the hype settles, the industry faces a grueling reality check on commercial viability and consumer demand

In Depth: How a Ponzi Scheme Fleeced China’s Elderly

In Depth: How a Ponzi Scheme Fleeced China’s Elderly

2026年07月31日

Shanhai Group lured isolated seniors with complimentary trips and feigned affection, building a 24.4 billion yuan illegal fundraising empire

Analysis: How Active ETFs Will Reshape Asset Management in China

Analysis: How Active ETFs Will Reshape Asset Management in China

2026年07月30日

A major innovation in the multitrillion-yuan fund market offers the potential for lower costs and intraday liquidity, but the requirement for total portfolio transparency puts every manager’s secret sauce on display

Cover Story: China’s AI-Driven Robotics Boom Faces IPO Reality Check

Cover Story: China’s AI-Driven Robotics Boom Faces IPO Reality Check

2026年07月27日

Dozens of startups are racing to list with billion-dollar valuations, but fragmented training data and sky-high deployment costs stand in the way of turning the tech into a profitable business

In Depth: China Shuts Multibillion-Dollar Loophole to Offshore Markets

In Depth: China Shuts Multibillion-Dollar Loophole to Offshore Markets

2026年07月24日

Regulators have ordered brokerages to halt new cross-border swaps for private funds, closing a murky channel that raised concerns about hidden leverage and capital flight

Analysis: China’s Weakening Crude Demand Is Stabilizing Oil Markets

Analysis: China’s Weakening Crude Demand Is Stabilizing Oil Markets

2026年07月24日

A shift in fuel consumption, flush inventories and thin refining margins have provided a buffer against Gulf supply disruptions

In Depth: For Wildlife That Survives the Heat, the Cost Often Comes Later

In Depth: For Wildlife That Survives the Heat, the Cost Often Comes Later

2026年07月24日

As the planet continues to warm, a growing body of research suggests a heatwave can cripple a population’s ability to sustain itself, even if the individual animals live through it

Cover Story: Europe Fortifies Against China’s New Export Juggernaut

Cover Story: Europe Fortifies Against China’s New Export Juggernaut

2026年07月20日

Desperate to protect its shrinking industrial base, the EU has unleashed tariffs and subsidy probes to blunt competition from Chinese advanced manufacturing and e-commerce giants

In Depth: Inside the Unlikely Alliance That Cracked Simandou

In Depth: Inside the Unlikely Alliance That Cracked Simandou

2026年07月17日

The world’s largest untapped iron ore reserve was unlocked by collaboration between Rio Tinto, Chinese state-owned giants and political pressure from the Guinean government — the result could reshape global iron ore trade

In Depth: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine

In Depth: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine

2026年07月17日

Beijing is cutting VAT refunds for batteries, solar panels and metals, using a long-standing tax tool to rein in competition, push manufacturers up the value chain and take some of the pressure off government budgets

Analysis: Trump’s World Cup Meddling Fuels a Crisis Over FIFA’s Independence

Analysis: Trump’s World Cup Meddling Fuels a Crisis Over FIFA’s Independence

2026年07月13日

A disputed reprieve for a U.S. player and strict limits on Iran’s team have inflamed criticism that politics is intruding on soccer’s biggest event

Cover Story: World Cup Tests Trump’s Economic Pitch

Cover Story: World Cup Tests Trump’s Economic Pitch

2026年07月13日

The 2026 tournament is expected to lift spending across North America, but economists warn the benefits may be temporary, uneven and constrained by U.S. border policies

In Depth: Men, AI and a Retail Revamp Drive Xiaohongshu’s Pre-IPO Pivot

In Depth: Men, AI and a Retail Revamp Drive Xiaohongshu’s Pre-IPO Pivot

2026年07月10日

The lifestyle platform known as RedNote is aggressively expanding its audience and tech capabilities ahead of a potential Hong Kong listing, but internal friction and fierce e-commerce competition threaten to complicate any debut

In Depth: How Mercedes, BMW and Audi Hope to Win Back China

In Depth: How Mercedes, BMW and Audi Hope to Win Back China

2026年07月10日

Caught off guard by the rise of Chinese EV-makers, Germany’s luxury giants are aggressively localizing their tech — but their rigid corporate culture may still hold them back

In Depth: China Tech Giants Battle to Build the Ultimate AI Concierge

In Depth: China Tech Giants Battle to Build the Ultimate AI Concierge

2026年07月10日

Tencent, Alibaba and major smartphone-makers are transforming their software into autonomous digital assistants in a race to control how users interact with technology

In Depth: China’s Hospitals Are Turning Patient Data Into a Cash Cow

In Depth: China’s Hospitals Are Turning Patient Data Into a Cash Cow

2026年07月10日

A government push to commercialize digital assets is fueling a booming medical AI industry, but trading sensitive records is testing the limits of privacy laws

Analysis: AI Demand Propels China Back to the Fore of Asian Private Equity

Analysis: AI Demand Propels China Back to the Fore of Asian Private Equity

2026年07月07日

Startup financing activity accelerated sharply in the first quarter of 2026, hitting multiyear highs in both deal count and total investment value

Cover Story: The AI Token Takeover in China

Cover Story: The AI Token Takeover in China

2026年07月06日

Explosive demand for the foundational unit of AI processing has forced tech giants and startups into a battle over pricing, computing power and the lucrative business market

In Depth: In Custody Battles, Parental Child Abductions Test China’s Justice System

In Depth: In Custody Battles, Parental Child Abductions Test China’s Justice System

2026年07月03日

With divorce on the rise, parents are using new legal tools to reclaim children snatched by estranged spouses — but enforcement remains the weakest link

In Depth: EV Boom Strains China’s Auto Tax System

In Depth: EV Boom Strains China’s Auto Tax System

2026年07月03日

Beijing wants to encourage new-energy vehicle adoption, but the transition is starving road budgets and distorting government incentives, driving demand for auto tax reform

In Depth: Repayment Question Looms as China Speeds Up Special Bond Issuance

In Depth: Repayment Question Looms as China Speeds Up Special Bond Issuance

2026年06月30日

Delegating approvals to provinces has accelerated fundraising, but as interest costs hit record highs, a fundamental flaw in local government financing lingers

Cover Story: Greenspan, the Market and the Reckoning

Cover Story: Greenspan, the Market and the Reckoning

2026年06月29日

The 13th Federal Reserve chairman presided over an era of unprecedented economic expansion, but his legacy remains inextricably linked to the 2008 financial crisis and the perils of deregulation

In Depth: How a South China Port Is Redrawing the Regional Logistics Map

In Depth: How a South China Port Is Redrawing the Regional Logistics Map

2026年06月26日

Fueled by a national trade corridor and aggressive subsidies, container throughput has boomed at Guangxi’s Beibu Gulf Port, but cooling traffic and rival facilities are prompting a push for new infrastructure

In Depth: Supermarkets in China Hawk Own-Brand Goods in Bid to Diversify

In Depth: Supermarkets in China Hawk Own-Brand Goods in Bid to Diversify

2026年06月26日

From Walmart to Yonghui, brick-and-mortar retailers are developing private-label products as they fight for market share amid sluggish sales and weak profitability

In Depth: U.S.’ Biotech Scrutiny Tests China’s Drugmakers Abroad

In Depth: U.S.’ Biotech Scrutiny Tests China’s Drugmakers Abroad

2026年06月26日

Chinese pharma companies are still striking global deals, but rising regulatory pressure is forcing buyers and sellers to rethink price, structure and risk

In Depth: Beneath the Sea, China Tests the Future of AI Power

In Depth: Beneath the Sea, China Tests the Future of AI Power

2026年06月26日

As the artificial intelligence boom drives a surge in electricity demand, tech hubs like Lingang are piloting underwater data centers, cross-country server dispatch, and AI-managed battery grids to keep the juice flowing

Cover Story: China’s AI Boom Is Rewiring Its Power Grid

Cover Story: China’s AI Boom Is Rewiring Its Power Grid

2026年06月22日

Driven by AI’s huge thirst for energy, China is moving data hubs to the desert and testing virtual power plants to synchronize digital growth with green energy

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