Even as China floods the world’s markets with electronics, electric cars, and other high-tech goods, its own domestic demand for most products remains stubbornly weak. Retail sales are low. Oversupply ...

But the supercharged competition driving that trend is causing problems within China itself, including deflation and thin or negative profit margins. China’s government has recognised the problem, but ...

China’s “anti-involution” policy to tackle deflation, announced in 2024, is still in its early stages. Lower import prices for Chinese goods can ripple through trading partners’ economies. Investors ...

China is rolling out an “anti-involution” strategy in 2025, a sweeping policy aimed at ending years of cutthroat competition and oversupply in industries from steel and solar to electric vehicles. For ...

They say you don’t need to put a lid on a bucket full of crabs for fear of them escaping: they will just pull each other down and make sure none rises above the others. Something similar to this ‘crab ...

AI traction, the anti-involution drive and any meaningful stimulus, as well a steadier renminbi could extend market momentum ...

As I calculated odds, discreetly signaled to my partner, and weighed risks amid ambiguity, I realized why Guandan – a card game known as “throwing bombs” – has become a ritual for cadres and ...

In recent years, China's traditional industries and those with lower technical barriers have faced intensifying competition, with bad money driving out good. This trend threatens long-term industrial ...

Falling home prices and relentless price competition are forcing small decor firms into a battle for survival China's more than 100,000 home furnishing companies - most of which are micro businesses - ...