China's Economic Imbalance

Chinese paramilitary police on Tiananmen Square
China: Facing 'Hostile Forces' and Economic Stress
March 9, 2009 1720 GMT
China is tightening security ahead of anniversaries that could invite unrest in 2009, but instability brought on by economic woes could be Beijing's biggest worry. [more]
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks at the annual National People's Congress
China: Economic Slowdown and the National People's Congress
March 5, 2009 1647 GMT
The annual session of China's National People's Congress has opened, against a backdrop of global economic crisis. [more]
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Internal Divisions and the Chinese Stimulus Plan
February 23, 2009 2006 GMT
In an odd development for China given the current media crackdown in the country, Beijing's stimulus policies are being debated in the Chinese media. [more]
Investors monitor stock prices at a stock exchange in Zhengzhou, China
China: Reviving an Overseas Acquisitions Strategy
February 19, 2009 1702 GMT
The global economic crisis is giving China a chance to expand resource acquisitions abroad while prices are low, but there are political risks. [more]
An investor reacts to the electronic display board at a stock exchange on Feb. 18, 2009
China: Stimulus Plans and Speculation Realities
February 18, 2009 2009 GMT
Much of the new loan money becoming available in China as a result of stimulus efforts is going toward speculation rather than economic stimulus. [more]
A woman looks at newspapers and magazines on one of Beijing's many newsstands
China: The Recession and Renewed Media Restrictions
January 30, 2009 1850 GMT
New media restrictions in China reflect Beijing's increasing unease at the prospect of social unrest exacerbated by the global financial crisis. [more]
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China: Renewed Risk of Rising NPLs
January 19, 2009 2147 GMT
Despite an apparent drop in banks' non-performing loan ratios, China faces a significant risk of a growing bad loan problem in 2009 -- a return of a problem officials tried to sweep under the rug several years ago. [more]
Farmers in Weichang County of Hebei Province, China.
China: The Risks and Benefits of Local Bond Issuance
October 31, 2008 2003 GMT
A plan to allow local governments expanded powers to issue bonds could boost rural development, but it also carries risks. [more]
A worker at a toy factory in Yiwu, China
China: Fighting the Undertow From the Economic Crisis
October 21, 2008 1834 GMT
China is raising export rebates in an attempt to shield its economy from a slowdown among its Western export customers. [more]
Worker and shoppers at textile market in Chongqing, China
China: Underground Lending and Alleviating Social Tensions
September 8, 2008 2116 GMT
A government bid to aid small businesses and ease social tensions by legalizing underground lending companies will have unexpected consequences. [more]
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Global Market Brief: Sorting Out China's Economic Conundrum
August 21, 2008 1509 GMT
Two divergent paths for China's economy have emerged, and the government has been involved in an internal struggle over which path to take. [more]
A 100 yuan note in front of old bank buildings in Shanghai
China: Toward an Offshore Yuan Market
August 15, 2008 1621 GMT
The People's Bank of China's Exchange Rate Department has officially begun operations. [more]
Migrants waiting for work in Guangzhou, China
China: Illegal Immigration and the Migrant Worker Problem
August 5, 2008 1829 GMT
The Chinese city of Guangzhou is cracking down on illegal foreign labor as local firms hire undocumented laborers from Vietnam and Myanmar. [more]
Workers at a garment factory in Hangzhou of Zhejiang Province, China
China: Implications of Potential Manufacturing Slowdown
August 1, 2008 2144 GMT
Indications of a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing have appeared. Beijing's actions show that this has the government concerned. [more]
Barclays bank sign in London
China: The CDB's Defiant Move
July 28, 2008 1837 GMT
China's main policy bank has just become the first large and strategically important state financial enterprise to defy the central government on a matter that reaches outside the country. [more]
Chinese paramilitary police practice anti-riot drills in Beijing in April
China: Media Management and Controlling the Periphery
July 1, 2008 1711 GMT
While media coverage of local unrest reveals that Beijing is getting better at managing public perceptions, China has yet to find a solution to regional unrest. [more]
A Chinese investor holds her head
China: A Market Correction, but Not a Fix
June 19, 2008 1538 GMT
China's Shanghai Composite Index hit a new 16-month low on June 19. Could the Chinese equity bubble finally be correcting itself? [more]
Worker in a Chinese textile factory
China: Rescuing the Textile Industry
June 12, 2008 1555 GMT
China's textile sector is under severe stress, but Beijing cannot allow it to collapse -- the Communist Party's grip on internal stability could go down with it. [more]
Worker with cargo boxes at Beijing airport
China: The Economy Passes Its Peak
June 11, 2008 1753 GMT
China's economy is approaching a plateau, or possibly a decline. [more]
Chinese investor checking stock prices
China: A Stock Drop With Substance?
June 10, 2008 1855 GMT
Chinese equity shares took their biggest one-day plunge in 15 months on June 10. This tumble could last longer than ones past. [more]
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