Weibo censors deleted an essay blaming China’s stagnating economic growth on “a failure of political reform” that also compared the Party-state to gangsters and “underworld bosses.” The essay by popular blogger “Mr. Liu Dake”...
This year’s Two Sessions—the annual meetings of the legislative National People’s Congress (NPC) and the advisory Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)—are taking place amid grim economic conditions. The...
On February 28, a post by Tsinghua University sociologist Sun Liping about reviving the Chinese economy was deleted from WeChat, continuing a trend toward increased censorship of articles about the state of the economy. As a...
In the midst of a troubled economy and stock market rout, a People’s Daily Online article trumpeting a supposed nationwide “air of optimism” drew so many derisive comments last week that its related hashtag was censored on...
This week, a 2016 People’s Daily article predicting that China would enter the club of “high-income” nations by 2024 was reposted and widely shared online, attracting many sardonic comments before it was eventually deleted from...
In part two of our look back at the most notable censored articles of 2023, as selected by CDT’s Chinese editorial team, we present five more articles on such diverse subjects as poverty among older migrant workers, proposed...
A recent trio of pronouncements by China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) warning against expressions of pessimism about the Chinese economy have sparked worries among businesspeople, economists, and analysts who fear that...
In recent weeks, several widely shared Chinese-language articles about economics and finance have been deleted by censors, and one prominent economist has had some of his social media accounts banned. This suppression of frank...
Over the past month, in response to disappointing economic data, various Chinese government agencies have announced measures intended to stimulate household spending and bolster consumer confidence. China’s economy continues to...
Are cadres the answer to China’s property market crunch? Some local officials seem to believe so. Hundreds of thousands of homebuyers across China have boycotted their mortgages payments in protest against the stalled...
China will soon hand over a newly constructed $140-million-dollar parliamentary building to Zimbabwe. Built by contractor Shanghai Construction Group Company and funded by the Chinese government, the building is the latest...
The Chinese government has been courting the Global South to advance its image as a responsible guarantor of international security and development. Last week, China took the initiative by hosting the first China-Horn of Africa...
This week, the Beijing-based Unirule Institute of Economics announced that it would close after...
Keith Bradsher at The New York Times reports that the Chinese government is starting to rein in...
Although China is seen by many as a world superpower with growing economic influence, Ian...
China and Canada, two very important economic players in the Asia Pacific, are surveying the benefits to come from their relationship. The Wall Street Journal reports on the Canadian International Trade Minister’s ongoing...
The Financial Times’ chief economics commentator Martin Wolf gives his views on how China should wield its growing clout on the world stage: China needs to develop its own view of how to use its influence. In doing so, it...
Forbes is predicting that in the upcoming economic talks between China and the U.S., the two countries won’t make any new inroads, rather “transition will be the central theme,” with President George W. Bush...
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