China’s K-Shaped Economy Is Widening, and Beijing Is Tightening Its Grip on Money, Markets and Trade

by | Jul 28, 2026 | News

Photo by Li Yang on Unsplash China’s economy is increasingly splitting into two very different countries. One is a fast-growing, technologically advanced export machine, concentrated in coastal provinces with major technology firms, advanced manufacturing clusters and...

Unemployment Warning, EU Trade Friction, Rare Earth Pressure and Taiwan Risks

by | Jul 16, 2026 | News

China is facing pressure across several fronts at once. A prominent economist has raised doubts about the true scale of unemployment. Trade tensions with Europe are hardening as China’s surplus reaches new highs. The US-China trade truce is showing renewed strain over...

China’s Economy Slows as the AI Export Boom Masks Deeper Domestic Weakness

by | Jul 14, 2026 | News

China’s economy is expected to have lost momentum in the second quarter of 2026, exposing a widening divide between a powerful export sector and a persistently weak domestic economy. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect gross domestic product to have expanded by...

Beijing Land Sales Slump, State Bank Audit Shock, and Europe’s China Trade Dilemma

by Tony Fiddis | Jun 25, 2026 | News

Three developments stand out right now in China’s economic picture, and together they tell a fairly stark story. First, Beijing’s land market has weakened sharply, which matters because the capital is supposed to be one of the most resilient property markets in the...

China News Update: Fiscal Tightening, Weak Consumer Demand, Tech Controls, and a Diaper Safety Probe

by Tony Fiddis | Jun 23, 2026 | News

China is facing a difficult balancing act. On one side, growth is losing momentum, consumer demand remains soft, and the property downturn is still dragging on confidence. On the other, Beijing appears to be holding a relatively cautious fiscal line instead of rolling...