China: Mixed Signals on the State of the Economy
Manufacturing activity remains lacklustre: The Caixin PMI (which covers the small and medium enterprises better) fell to 48.6 in June from an...
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Chinese Courts to Cure Zombie Enterprises
The Supreme People's Court (SPC), which leads the Chinese courts, is promoting the use of bankruptcy (insolvency) law to deal with zombie...
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China's SOEs Face Labor Shake-Out
Many of China's SOEs are on what the IMF calls 'life support'. China's leadership knows this and is gearing up for a major round of redundancies....
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China on Weaker Ground in the South China Sea
The storms in the South China Sea continue to rage on. Indonesia standing up to China: President Jokowi visited the Natuna Islands on board the...
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Changes in China's Governance
Figuring out how China's leadership functions has never been easy. Under President Xi there has been a clear attempt to centralize power, reimpose...
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