Patterns that emerge from visits by China’s top leaders to local industries can offer insights into national plans and priorities.
Beijing’s overall approach has been very hands-off; it has neither offered to rescue developers in trouble nor shut down the insolvent ones.
Despite moving early to control generative AI, China has been highly proactive in releasing policies to encourage the growth of the industry.
The USD/CNY spot is trading next to its theoretical upper limit, as the market keeps pushing for a lower RMB exchange rate.
Yesterday’s call between presidents Xi and Biden was the first since their meeting in November; Xi raised concerns about Taiwan and US sanctions.
China’s lithium price has seen a mild rebound after falling 80% in 2023 as a result of rapidly expanding capacity.
China has eased its outbound data transfer regulations as part of an effort to improve the business environment for foreign companies amidst plummeting FDI.
The RMB fell suddenly against the USD on Friday, triggering questions of whether this is the start of a new round of depreciation.
The newest addition to Xi’s original lexicon is all about developing cutting-edge technologies in order to raise China’s place in the world.