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In Depth: The Consumption Conundrum Dividing China’s Economists

In Depth: The Consumption Conundrum Dividing China’s Economists

2025年07月15日

Influential voices say the country needs another massive infrastructure push to bolster growth, arguing consumption is already strong. Others warn this is a delusion and that boosting household income is the only way forward

Cover Story: Controversial Mind-Body Therapy Attracts Over 1 Million Chinese Seeking Miraculous Cures

Cover Story: Controversial Mind-Body Therapy Attracts Over 1 Million Chinese Seeking Miraculous Cures

2025年07月14日

Marketed as low-cost healing, the therapy is drawing scrutiny over unproven claims, emotional manipulation and suspected abuse of public insurance

In Depth: Trump’s Stablecoin Embrace Ups Pressure on China to Join Race

In Depth: Trump’s Stablecoin Embrace Ups Pressure on China to Join Race

2025年07月11日

Stablecoins’ potential to transform the global payments system and maintain the dollar’s dominance could threaten China’s strategy to internationalize the e-CNY

In Depth: India’s Sputtering Efforts to Boost Manufacturing Investment

In Depth: India’s Sputtering Efforts to Boost Manufacturing Investment

2025年07月11日

Poor infrastructure and an inconsistent regulatory environment are turning off global companies

In Depth: The Illicit Drug Trade Lurking Behind ‘Free’ Dialysis

In Depth: The Illicit Drug Trade Lurking Behind ‘Free’ Dialysis

2025年07月11日

Patients and staff at a chain of clinics in Sichuan province participated in a scheme to defraud the health insurance system by obtaining prescriptions for far more medication than they needed, which they sold on to middlemen

In Depth: The Scam That Turned China’s Housing Slump Into a Cash Machine

In Depth: The Scam That Turned China’s Housing Slump Into a Cash Machine

2025年07月10日

Speculators are exploiting the discrepancy between low actual sale prices and high official valuations

Cover Story: Developers Impose Deeper ‘Haircuts’ on Creditors in Latest Debt Overhauls

Cover Story: Developers Impose Deeper ‘Haircuts’ on Creditors in Latest Debt Overhauls

2025年07月07日

China’s spiraling property slump sends developers down path of radical debt restructuring

In Depth: China’s Livestreaming Apps Face a Reckoning Over Gambling

In Depth: China’s Livestreaming Apps Face a Reckoning Over Gambling

2025年07月04日

A crackdown has ensnared nearly 100 voice-streaming platforms since 2023

In Depth: Indonesia Confronts Foreign Investment-Green Transition Paradox

In Depth: Indonesia Confronts Foreign Investment-Green Transition Paradox

2025年07月04日

As Jakarta courts capital from partners like China to boost sectors from manufacturing to mining, its coal dependence is pushing clean energy goals further out of reach

In Depth: China’s Preschoolers Are Stilling Cramming for First Grade

In Depth: China’s Preschoolers Are Stilling Cramming for First Grade

2025年07月04日

Despite a crackdown that aimed to lighten the burden on students, the gap between kindergarten curriculums and primary schools’ expectations is piling pressure on parents and their young children

Cover Story: The Rise and Fall of China’s ‘Fentanyl King’ in Corruption-Fueled Bankruptcy

Cover Story: The Rise and Fall of China’s ‘Fentanyl King’ in Corruption-Fueled Bankruptcy

2025年06月30日

Dangdai founder Ai Luming vows rebound as empire leaves investors, creditors underwater

In Depth: Can China Provide Middle-Schoolers Long-Promised Exam Relief?

In Depth: Can China Provide Middle-Schoolers Long-Promised Exam Relief?

2025年06月27日

Cities are trying to ease the pressure by reducing the number of subjects included on the high-school entrance test, but experts and parents alike say deeper reform is needed

Cover Story: Alibaba Fights Tencent for Dominance Over AI in China

Cover Story: Alibaba Fights Tencent for Dominance Over AI in China

2025年06月23日

DeepSeek’s surprise entry triggers Chinese arms race for artificial intelligence

In Depth: Chinese Companies’ Route to Wall Street Faces SEC Scrutiny

In Depth: Chinese Companies’ Route to Wall Street Faces SEC Scrutiny

2025年06月18日

The U.S. stock regulator wants to change the criteria for foreign private issuer status, which has given overseas companies exemptions from stricter disclosure requirements

Cover Story: Chinese Biotech Is Having a ‘DeepSeek Moment’

Cover Story: Chinese Biotech Is Having a ‘DeepSeek Moment’

2025年06月16日

A flurry of multibillion-dollar deals marks China’s emergence as a leading force in the innovative drug sector

In Depth: Can China’s A-Share Giants Push Hong Kong to Top Global IPO Spot?

In Depth: Can China’s A-Share Giants Push Hong Kong to Top Global IPO Spot?

2025年06月13日

Battery giant CATL’s massive share sale in Hong Kong has put the city’s bourse on course to become the world’s top fundraising market in 2025

In Depth: As China Pursues Carbon Goals, Coal Heartland Faces Uphill Struggle

In Depth: As China Pursues Carbon Goals, Coal Heartland Faces Uphill Struggle

2025年06月13日

Shanxi’s government hopes the province’s future lies in tech innovation, clean energy

In Depth: Project to Beat Back the Sahara Struggles to Take Root, Even With Chinese Expertise

In Depth: Project to Beat Back the Sahara Struggles to Take Root, Even With Chinese Expertise

2025年06月12日

Despite some modest successes, the Great Green Wall has been hampered by an insufficient budget, climate change and political upheaval in one of Africa’s most unstable regions

In Depth: U.S. Visa Curbs Leave Chinese Students in Limbo as Trump Gambles With Their Future

In Depth: U.S. Visa Curbs Leave Chinese Students in Limbo as Trump Gambles With Their Future

2025年06月10日

Abrupt changes in U.S. policy and political rhetoric have left Chinese students seeking visas bewildered

Cover Story: Degrees of Uncertainty Make Chinese Students Rethink the Benefits of a U.S. Education

Cover Story: Degrees of Uncertainty Make Chinese Students Rethink the Benefits of a U.S. Education

2025年06月09日

Trump’s visa threats have shattered the ambitions of many Chinese students wanting to study in the U.S.

In Depth: Chinese Exporters Pivot to Domestic Consumers in Trade War Hedge

In Depth: Chinese Exporters Pivot to Domestic Consumers in Trade War Hedge

2025年06月06日

Foreign trade enterprises have launched high-profile exhibitions, while manufacturing zones hold investment promotion conferences and online platforms tilt traffic toward ‘returning to China’ products

In Depth: How Guardians Can Support China’s Swelling Ranks of Solo Seniors

In Depth: How Guardians Can Support China’s Swelling Ranks of Solo Seniors

2025年06月06日

While having someone in place to make big decisions can be a huge help, supply of guardians falls short — as does regulation on the area

Cover Story: China’s Bank Deposit Insurance Plan Is Seen Needing New Support

Cover Story: China’s Bank Deposit Insurance Plan Is Seen Needing New Support

2025年06月02日

Consensus forms to give teeth to regulator and triggers to act more swiftly

In Depth: AI Video Is Becoming a Sector to Watch in China, but Don’t Get Out the Popcorn Yet

In Depth: AI Video Is Becoming a Sector to Watch in China, but Don’t Get Out the Popcorn Yet

2025年05月30日

Tools like Kuaishou’s Kling AI and ByteDance’s Jimeng AI have created buzzworthy content, but the tech still suffers significant shortcomings

In Depth: How Lax Oversight Opened the Door to Corruption in Poverty Relief

In Depth: How Lax Oversight Opened the Door to Corruption in Poverty Relief

2025年05月30日

Five convictions in Qinghai province illustrate the spotty supervision of programs designed to help the poor in the late 2010s, when the country was on the cusp of eradicating absolute poverty

In Depth: U.S.-China Rivalry Reshapes Latin America’s Geopolitics

In Depth: U.S.-China Rivalry Reshapes Latin America’s Geopolitics

2025年05月30日

Beijing rolls out the red carpet and financial incentives for the region’s leaders, who seek economic partnerships even as Washington signals a more assertive stance aimed at curbing China’s influence

Cover Story: Trump’s Industrial Revival Plan Faces Hurdles, Including His Policies

Cover Story: Trump’s Industrial Revival Plan Faces Hurdles, Including His Policies

2025年05月26日

Shifting tariffs and retreat from Biden-era CHIPS subsidies complicate strategy

In Depth: British Steel Takeover Leaves Chinese Firm in Limbo

In Depth: British Steel Takeover Leaves Chinese Firm in Limbo

2025年05月23日

While Westminster’s long-term plans for the steelworks remain unclear, Jingye Group doesn’t know how much money it stands to lose

In Depth: How China’s Ivy League Hopefuls Fall for Fraudsters

In Depth: How China’s Ivy League Hopefuls Fall for Fraudsters

2025年05月23日

As acceptance rates at prestigious U.S. schools decline, parents are increasingly hiring professional agencies for help, some falling victim to scams that charge as much as $200,000 and employ illicit methods such as proxy test-takers and fake academic transcripts

Analysis: Why China’s Yuan Is Set to Strengthen

Analysis: Why China’s Yuan Is Set to Strengthen

2025年05月22日

After years of weakness, the currency may be poised for a rebound as Fed rate cuts loom and corporate earnings improve

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