Inside China
China’s Country Garden teeters on the edge
Country Garden’s debt crisis is entering a new chapter after a creditor filed a winding-up court petition in Hong Kong that adds pressure on the Chinese developer to quicken its restructuring efforts.
- by Lulu Yilun Chen
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The clock is ticking as China spirals
China’s problems are mounting. And it is ramping up efforts to fix its biggest one.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘Run as fast as you can’: What a viral post on giraffes says about China’s markets
With their frustrations piling up, Chinese investors recently found a way to vent that wouldn’t be quickly censored.
- by Li Yuan
How China turned its ‘laughing stock’ car into a Tesla killer
The founder of Chinese electric car titan BYD Wang Chuanfu made two risky bets in the company’s infancy. They have paid off.
- by Keith Bradsher
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The West hasn’t grasped the scale of the disaster facing China
The West should be more worried about how Xi Jinping reacts to his country sinking into an economic mire. It’s time to prepare for a new cold war.
- by Matthew Henderson
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Electric vehicles
China has flooded the world with cars. It’s hurting everyone
China’s plan to dominate the electric car industry is part of a long-term strategy. But it’s creating problems for Beijing and the rest of the world.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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China’s economy looks more unstable than ever
Former premier Wen Jiabao famously described China’s economy in 2007 as “unstable, unbalanced, uncoordinated and unsustainable”. It is in even worse trouble now.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
How China’s ‘can’t lose’ bet went so wrong
China’s property downturn, already the longest on record, is not only dragging on - it is accelerating.
- by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu
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Hong Kong’s role as the gateway to China faces a new threat
Proposed new national security laws unveiled this week are likely to have the same chilling effect on investment and activity as the counter-espionage rules that mainland China introduced last year.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
The city that tells you everything about China’s problems
Nowhere better showcases the opportunities and vulnerabilities of China’s economy than Hefei.
- by Keith Bradsher and Joy Dong
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Insolvency
China Evergrande has been put out of its misery. Now the money chase is on
The long-overdue demise of the notorious property developer will force China’s authorities to make some difficult decisions.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz