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Xi Jinping under pressure as China’s troubles deepen
The Chinese president has so far resisted pulling the trigger on a major move to revive the world’s second-biggest economy. But the push is on.
- by Jill Disis
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The good, the bad and the very ugly: Chinese giant faces collapse
Once China’s biggest real estate developer, Country Garden is on the edge. And doubts are growing over whether its 41-year-old major shareholder will dip into her fortune to try to rescue it.
- by Shuli Ren
Unemployed and unreported: China cancels youth jobless data after hitting record high
A Chinese professor last month said the country’s true youth jobless rate may have been close to 50 per cent in March.
- by Laurie Chen
Opinion
Opinion
China’s economic problems could make it more dangerous
China’s path to global dominance seems to have disappeared. It makes it more of a threat to global security.
- by Paul Krugman
Another Chinese developer teeters, raising worries about the economy
Remember China Evergrande, that real estate behemoth whose mountain of debt sent markets spiralling in 2021? Now there’s concerns about another property giant.
- by Alexandra Stevenson
No quick fix as China’s economy sinks into deflation
Despite $20 billion in trade strikes over the past four years, the superpower remains Australia’s largest export market and a key engine of economic growth.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
‘They tried to protect Beijing, so they sacrificed Zhuozhou’
To avoid flooding China’s prized technology firms, the government chose to devastate communities elsewhere. Residents can barely contain their frustration.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Daniel Ceng
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China’s big solution is missing a vital ingredient
How Beijing manages the efforts to revive the faltering economy matters for commodity producers like Australia.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Analysis
China’s new money man once fixed a crisis. He may need to again
The appointment of Pan Gongshen comes at a delicate time for China. But he is used to solving big problems.
- by Keith Bradsher
Chinese Foreign Ministry scrubs missing minister from its records
Beijing has purged Qin Gang’s name and his meetings with world leaders from its online records.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Opinion
Opinion
China abandons Xi’s policies as alarm bells start to ring
China is starting to realise that Xi Jinping’s abrupt policy shifts may not have been such good things after all.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz