Financial Times, Author at Stealth War

FT: China’s record $2.6tn rise in savings fuels ‘revenge spending’ hopes

Doubts linger over consumers’ willingness to deploy ‘excess’ deposits

FT: Pakistan taps Chinese credit for railway upgrade despite debt crisis

Islamabad says $10bn revamp of colonial-era line is essential even as it faces risk of default and forex reserves plunge

FT: The 6G showdown with China is coming

Now that 5G, or fifth-generation mobile telephony, is being rolled out across the world, the race for 6G is on.

FT: Mongolia puts its faith in China railway to boost Covid-battered economy

Cross-border trade was interrupted over fears truck drivers spread the virus

FT: Huawei to relaunch 5G phone despite US sanctions

Chinese tech group works to bypass penalties by redesigning phone to avoid restricted advanced chips

FT: China’s Big Fund corruption probe casts shadow over chip sector

Investment plummets after Beijing’s largesse laid ground for alleged graft and wasteful spending.

FT: Bipartisan group urges US blacklist for ‘Beijing-directed’ chipmaker

Leading members of Congress raise alarm over YMTC after allegations of co-operation with Huawei

FT: Fortress China: Xi Jinping’s plan for economic independence

The underlying objective, say analysts, is to build a “fortress China” — re-engineering the world’s second-largest economy so it can run on internal energies and,... MORE

FT: China’s state banks cut deposit rates for first time since 2015

Move comes after the world’s second-largest economy slashed benchmark lending rates in August

FT: China faces a new test of its economic statecraft

Beijing must learn from its mistakes if it is to make a success of the Global Development Initiative

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