China’s Collapse Has Begun - $10 Trillion in Debt, 70 Million Jobless

China’s economy is facing serious challenges, from civil unrest and zero-COVID policies to a struggling real estate market and rising debt. While a total collapse is unlikely, it’s worth asking: What ... Read More

China’s $4.5 Trillion Flows Mark Tipping Point in Market Opening

Made in China” labels have come to dominate global goods trade — much to the chagrin of US President Donald Trump — even as the nation’s financial markets remained walled off from the world. Read More

China’s Economy Is Struggling. Why the Market Keeps Rising.

China’s economy is struggling, with a spate of data out this week for July showing weaker-than-anticipated activity in retail sales and factory output. But in a world where bad news is good news, ... Read More

Even as China’s economy suffers, stocks soar. What’s going on?

At the same time, China’s economy is suffering from overcapacity, which has induced a widespread race-to-the-bottom mentality. The country’s great commercial and technological achievements, such as ... Read More

China’s Economy Slows Broadly Even as Exports Keep Rising

Officials blamed U.S. “protectionism” for the dismal July data, but growth was likely held back by real estate and new policies aimed at slowing factory investments. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from ... Read More

China's wary consumers saved tons of cash. Now, they're pouring it into stocks.

Chinese consumers are channeling record savings into stocks as the property market slumps. Shanghai and Hong Kong indexes have surged on a flood of mainland money The market rally masks a weak economy ... Read More

A Nation of Lawyers Confronts China’s Engineering State

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. After Donald Trump announced ruinously high tariffs on China in the spring, a simple reminder of that country’s growing technological power forced him to back ... Read More