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Industry & Sovereignty

Apple Is Moving Out Of China

Apple is speeding up plans to move a portion of its production outside of China, which has long had a dominant position in the supply chain that helped create the most valuable corporation in the world.

21 Dec 2022

Industry & Sovereignty

Chinese Exports Fall To Their Lowest Level In 2 Years

In November, Chinese exports decreased at their fastest rate in more than two years. It is the largest drop in outbound shipments from China since February 2020, when a statewide lockdown brought about a halt to economic activity led to a 8.7% drop year over year.

13 Dec 2022

The Bureaucracy Tax

Party Over Profits

Since taking office in 2012, Xi Jinping has prioritized ideological purity, national security, and Communist Party dominance. Additionally, he has insisted on tighter government regulation of the economy.

24 Oct 2022

Companies & Capital

Chinese Firms Audits

U.S. officials have begun scrutinizing audits conducted in China, starting a process that will take many months and determine whether companies like Yum China and Alibaba can continue to trade on American stock exchanges.

29 Sept 2022

Industry & Sovereignty

Manufacturers Gradually Moving Out Of China

In order to diversify and increase manufacturing, Apple supplier Foxconn has inked a $300 million memorandum of understanding with Vietnamese developer Kinh Bac City.

23 Aug 2022

Money & Markets

China's Economy Showing Cracks

Economic pressures on China continue to be a drag on stutturing global economy as China's primary economic pillars release in July showed weaknesses in the manufacturing and crucial real estate industry.

05 Aug 2022

Demographics & Society

Chinese Consumers Caucious, More Enclined To Save

According to a poll by the People's Bank of China, the inclination of Chinese consumers to save money is at its greatest level in twenty years.

13 Jul 2022

Money & Markets

China's Slowdown Worst Than In 2020

Last month, China's economy fell deeper into a Covid-19-induced slump, raising concerns about China's ability to cushion the hit using fiscal and monetary policy instruments.

18 May 2022

Money & Markets

It Feels Like A Recession In China

China's economy is experiencing a period of sluggish growth as a result of Beijing's zero-tolerance stance to Covid-19. Economists are debating whether or not to use the term "recession" to characterize the situation.

03 May 2022

The Bureaucracy Tax

Beijing To Relax Its Grip On Tech And Foreign-Listed Stocks

On Wednesday, the Chinese government signaled support for the listing of Chinese companies abroad and that its crackdown on technology companies would end soon.

21 Mar 2022

Industry & Sovereignty

China's Slow Schism

According to a Western official and a US diplomat, the US has knowledge that China has expressed some interest in giving Russia with requested military and financial aid as part of its attack on Ukraine.

15 Mar 2022

Money & Markets

2021, A Year In Review

China's crackdown on large online enterprises, combined with a housing market meltdown, has wiped over a trillion dollars off the country's markets this year.

23 Dec 2021

The Bureaucracy Tax

Futu And Tiger Brokers Under Pressure

Futu Holding and UP Fintech Holding (the company behind Tiger Brokers), both U.S.-listed Chinese online brokerages, face regulatory concerns when China's new personal data privacy law takes effect on November 1, according to an analysis on the People's Daily website.

17 Oct 2021

The Bureaucracy Tax

Meituan Hit With $ 534m Antitrust Fine

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced on Friday that Meituan had abused its monopoly in the country's online food delivery market.

11 Oct 2021

Money & Markets

Beijing Is Preparing For Evergrande's Downfall

Evergrande, the Chinese property developer, has yet to confirm whether it would make interest payments on its US-dollar bond, a critical milestone that investors have been watching.

24 Sept 2021

Money & Markets

Evergrande, The Tip Of The Iceberg?

China's most indebted property developer could fail to pay interests on its debt. The company might then default on its $ 305B in liabilities, sending shock waves through the Chinese real estate market.

21 Sept 2021

The Bureaucracy Tax

China Passes Its Personal Information Protection Law

A previous draft of the law said that tech companies must ask for the user's consent to collect its data and users can withdraw at any time. On top of this, companies can't refuse to serve users that do not opt in unless the data is necessary for the provision of the product or the service.

24 Aug 2021

The Bureaucracy Tax

Invest In China? Today?

The Chinese Government has taken extraordinary measures to keep its tech giants in check. It started with Alibaba and Jack Ma and has now expanded to Tencent, DiDi, Meituan and many other tech leaders.

01 Aug 2021

Companies & Capital

JD, China's e-Commerce Champion

Founded in 1998 by Richard Liu and headquartered in Beijing, China, JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) has grown to become one of China’s largest online retailer. The company has over 500 million annual active customers and has over 1,000 warehouses

25 Jul 2021

Money & Markets

China's Careful Boost

Friday the People's Bank of China announced that it would cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for all banks by 50 basis points.

22 Jul 2021

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