by Tony Fiddis | Jun 16, 2026 | News
China’s latest May data landed with a thud. Even using the official figures, the picture looks worse than expected. Consumption slipped back into contraction, investment weakened sharply, and the property slump continued to drag on the broader economy. At the same...
by Tony Fiddis | Jun 10, 2026 | News
Three developments stand out in China right now, and they are more connected than they may first appear. First, Xi Jinping has made a high-profile trip to North Korea that signals a renewed push by Beijing to tighten its grip over a strategically vital neighbour....
by Tony Fiddis | May 25, 2026 | News
It was a heavy start to the week for China news, with four major developments cutting across industrial safety, trade policy, space ambitions, and regional security. The most immediate was a catastrophic coal mine gas explosion in northern China that killed at least...
by Tony Fiddis | May 20, 2026 | News
View the full video analysis by Tony Fiddis at the China Update YouTube channel. It was a heavy day in Chinese news, with several developments pointing in the same broad direction: more geopolitical instability, more economic caution inside China, and more strain in...
by Tony Fiddis | Mar 28, 2026 | News
It is been one of those weeks where China Update News does not come from one story, but from three separate signals that all point in the same direction: the world economy is still dealing with structural adjustment, and geopolitics is narrowing the space for...
