local governments

China’s central government should borrow more to lift domestic demand through supportive monetary and fiscal policy, a Chinese economist has…

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set…

China’s finance minister has pledged to step up the use of fiscal tools to spur domestic demand and tackle local…

China’s top economic planner has unveiled new draft guidelines aimed at tightening oversight of government-backed investment funds, urging a sharper…

For months, consumers across China buying everything from iPhones to cars and washing machines have enjoyed steep discounts – courtesy…

The way the central government sets and then struggles to meet annual growth targets in recent years has been a…

There are signs that the Chinese economy has been improving, owing to the government’s September 2024 stimulus package. Year-on-year gross…

Inefficient investments continue to be a drain on the economy, and debt-laden local governments need to ensure that the projects…

From Vanke to China Resources Land, a number of state-backed developers on the mainland have unloaded land that they accumulated…

China must address a rising problem of overinvestment in large but inefficient projects that is more rooted in habitual practice…