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China discourages trend-chasing among officials, warning of ‘involution’

As the period covered by China’s next five-year plan begins, the official newspaper of the country’s ruling Communist Party urged…

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Policy body urges China to confront economic challenges, confident of demand recovery

China’s top economic policy coordinator has urged the country to confront unavoidable challenges, while expressing confidence that investment and consumption…

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Chinese regulators step up efforts to target disorderly price competition

Chinese regulators have launched renewed efforts to tackle the phenomenon of disorderly price competition, including the potential formulation of state-sanctioned…

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Opinion | China needs to chart a new course to become world’s largest importer

In 2009, China surpassed Germany to become the world’s largest exporter of goods, a position it has maintained for the…

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Alibaba, JD.com, Tencent lead Hong Kong stock advance after China industrial profits jump

Hong Kong stocks rose on Monday after data showed a rebound in China’s industrial profits, easing concerns over corporate earnings…

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EU chamber in China flags manufacturing maladies, urging course correction in 5-year plan

A member-driven organisation representing European business interests in China is urging policymakers to seize the opportunity – while forming the…

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Chinese consumer prices slip back into decline amid deflationary pressures

China’s consumer prices slipped back into decline in August, highlighting persistent deflationary pressures, while a narrower drop in factory-gate prices…

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Why China’s anti-involution fight could be less punchy than 2015’s supply-side reform

China’s intensified fight against cutthroat, low-quality price competition – known as involution – is unlikely to result in supply-side reform…

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China ups e-commerce delivery fees to stave off harmful price spirals

China’s express delivery industry is responding to a broad government push to limit downward price spirals by raising courier fees…

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My Take | China’s involution problem is not just about supply but also demand

In economic policy documents, Beijing’s leadership used the term “involution”, neijuan in Chinese, in efforts to combat excessive competition in…

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