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Explainer | What is China’s five-year plan, and why is it so important?

As next month’s fourth plenary session of the Communist Party’s Central Committee approaches, global attention is turning to China’s next…

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China pledges to build megaprojects despite pivot to domestic consumption

China will continue to “scientifically” plan and build megaprojects while maintaining its “investment intensity” over the next five years, officials…

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SCMP wins gold at Hang Seng University’s journalism awards with story on real estate slump

South China Morning Post was recognised in the best property reporting category at the 2024 Business Journalism Awards hosted by…

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Macroscope | New infrastructure funding must be found before it bankrupts states

When will the myth that it is the role of governments to undertake (costly) basic economic development, while the private…

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Opinion | Hong Kong and Xinjiang could be the core of Kazakhstan’s China strategy

Building strong ties with China has traditionally been one of Kazakhstan’s key foreign policy priorities. Astana now aims to strengthen…

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Opinion | Can Global South and G20 lead new era of poverty reduction?

The absence of US President Joe Biden from the G20’s first group photo is perhaps emblematic of what the world…

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Opinion | The era of the entrepreneurial Chinese local government is over

Decentralisation of decision-making from the central government to local authorities is widely regarded as one of China’s most effective policy…

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