Photo Essay: “My Hourly Wage”
As the Chinese economy continues to recover from the long pandemic (and post-pandemic) slowdown,...
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Natural Gas Billing Spikes Fuel Consumer Backlash, Investigations in Sichuan and Beyond
In recent weeks, residents of the cities of Chongqing and Chengdu have been posting screenshots of their natural gas bills online and complaining of mysterious gas consumption spikes since the installation of new “smart” gas...
Cost of Raising Children in China is World’s Second Highest
China’s population decline looks set to continue despite the possibility of a traditional Dragon-Year “baby bump” and signs of a post-pandemic uptick in marriage rates after nine successive years of decline. A recent report from...
Yu Hua: Follow the Money
At The New York Times, Yu Hua reports a literature professor’s suggestion, “based more...
Plans to Rein in Money Supply as Inequality Spreads
Keith Bradsher at The New York Times reports that the Chinese government is starting to rein in...
China Moving Forward With New Water-Price Plan
The Wall Street Journal’s Brian Spegele and William Kazer report new plans to promote...
What Do Chinese Want From the Third Plenum?
As the Party’s Third Plenum approaches, the Pew Research Center’s Jacob Poushter looks...
In Hong Kong, Inflation Spooks the Spirit World
The Wall Street Journal’s Te-Ping Chen reports on rising costs of afterliving and spiralling...
Chinese Way of Doing Business: In Cash We Trust
The New York Times’ David Barboza looks at the economic and political reasons why cash is so dominant in financial transactions in China and why the government has never printed currency in bills larger than 100 yuan: For...
Food Prices Escalate Amid Inflationary Pressures
In the National People’s Congress session, the government set a target of 3.5% inflation for 2013, but leaders have acknowledged that keeping consumer prices in check in a major challenge confronting the incoming Xi...
Coldest Winter in 28 Years Hits China
The cold front that hit southern China a week ago is likely to continue, creating pressure on the country’s transportation systems. Liza Lin at Bloomberg reports: Snow, ice and fog have caused havoc on the nation’s roads...
CDT Money: Uncertainty Looms in 2013
November data has reinforced the cautious optimism that began to creep into the Chinese economy in September, as factory output and retail sales reached eight-month highs and inflation remained under control. Not all signs...
CDT Money: Time to Call the Bottom?
A breeze of cautious optimism wafted into the Chinese economy this week despite a seventh consecutive quarter of slowing GDP growth, as better-than-expected September data signaled that the world’s second largest economy...
Study Shows Shifting Anxieties in China
Lily Kuo and Ritchie King of Quartz break down the results of a just-released China public opinion survey by Pew Research Center, which revealed changing attitudes toward income inequality, corruption, the U.S. and other quality...
September Economic Data Exceeds Expectations
Economic data released over the weekend indicated that China’s economy may have begun to stabilize in September, as both the trade surplus and money supply grew more than estimated and inflation fell to its slowest pace in...
Is Chinese Consumption About to Collapse?
With a number of global companies reporting a drop in consumer demand from China, and others laying off China staff, Forbes’ Gordon Chang writes that it’s time for policymakers and analysts to revisit their...
China Frets Over Coming Pork Shortage
As high costs for animal feed reduce profits and lead to declining pig herds, China is stockpiling frozen pork to control a feared round of soaring food prices next year. From Naveen Thukral at Reuters: Faced with sluggish...
China Richer But Not Happier
At American Public Media’s Marketplace, Kai Ryssdal and Rob Schmitz discuss a recent study from the University of Southern California which suggested that rising incomes in China are failing to bring greater happiness to...
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