FT: Demand grows for Asian investment products that exclude China
Asset managers say clients are worried about geopolitical tension and sub-par growth in Chinese economy
FT: Chinese banks slash deposit rates in bid to boost sluggish growth
Economic recovery from pandemic curbs has failed to pick up pace as consumers sit on savings
FT: Rishi Sunak backtracks on promise to ban Confucius Institutes in the UK
Move criticised by predecessor Liz Truss, who in a speech in Taiwan urges prime minister to designate China a ‘threat.’
FT: ‘We have survived!’: China’s Huawei goes local in response to US sanctions
Tech group is trying to lead way for Chinese companies eager to reduce reliance on western technology
FT: EU and US warn Malaysia of ‘national security’ risk in Huawei’s bid for 5G role
Kuala Lumpur’s review of tender tests ability to juggle relations with the west and China
FT: Chinese factory activity declines in April on weak global consumption
Services and construction still show expansion, indicating uneven recovery across post-Covid economy
FT: Chinese police question employees at Bain’s Shanghai office
Visit comes after a series of retaliatory moves from Beijing against western businesses
FT: China hit by surge in Belt and Road bad loans
Global finance scheme becomes millstone for Beijing as $78bn renegotiated or written off in past 3 years
FT: China gives chipmakers new powers to guide industry recovery
Beijing is changing strategy and relying on a select group of companies to shape its domestic sector
FT: China’s billionaires pay the price for Xi Jinping’s Covid crackdown
China’s population of super-rich fell more than 14 per cent last year as President Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy, regulatory crackdowns and a property collapse took... MORE