Chinese economy
China’s Mega Banks Are in Mega Trouble—And So Is the Chinese Economy
So China’s “Mega Banks” are truly in mega trouble. And if the big banks are in trouble, so must be the Chinese economy. These days, the banks and the economy are one in the same.
A food crisis in China?
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China is holding a fake economy to prevent a collapse
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China facing food shortage after months of flooding, infestations
Xi's description of food waste as 'shocking and distressing' could portend looming food shortage.
‘Everything is gone.’ Flooding in China ruins farmers and risks rising food prices
"The crops have completely failed," Bao told CNN Business in an interview over the social media app WeChat, adding that his family has already lost roughly 200,000 yuan ($28,000) worth of produce. "The rice was nearly ripened and ready to harvest before the flooding. But now everything is gone."
China economy cover up: Economist uncovers ‘impossible’ figures reported by Beijing
CHINA may well be distorting its economic statistics as some analysts point to serious flaws within the country's recovery following COVID-19.
What the potential crisis on the Yangtze means for China and the world
As if 2020 has not been sufficiently crisis-laden for the People’s Republic of China, it now faces the potential for major catastrophe due to massive rains.
China pursues economic self-reliance as external risks grow: advisers
China is looking to reduce its reliance on overseas markets and technology for its economic development, government advisers say, as U.S. hostility and a global pandemic increase external risks that could hamper longer-term progress.
Xi speeds up China’s inward economic pivot
President Xi Jinping is accelerating his push for a China that can stand on its own feet as mounting pressure at home and abroad exposes the vulnerability of Beijing’s economic model.
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Finance
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