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Monthly Archives: January, 2018

Local Governments Set to Keep Real Estate Controls Tight

The latest round of legislative conferences held by China's local governments indicates that real estate controls will continue to remain tight in cities around...

State Media Warns Against Speculation in Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Stocks

China's state-run Xinhua News Agency has published an editorial alerting readers to the perils of speculation in cryptocurrencies and blockchain-related stocks, following a 25%...

Local Governments Set to Accelerate State-owned Enterprise Reforms

China's local governments have signalled accelerated reform of state-owned assets and enterprises within their respective jurisdictions, as part of efforts to shore up economic...

Baidu President Says There’s a Bubble in Chinese A.I.

The head of one of China's biggest Internet companies as well as a veteran of the US tech sector says that there is likely...

2017 GDP Figures for 20 Chinese Provinces Released

20 of China's province-level administrative entities have released their GDP figures for 2017, with the data pointing to household income growth outpacing economic expansion. As...

Fines Issued by China’s Financial Regulators Surged in 2017

China's big four financial regulators have released the full bill of penalties applied for misconduct in the banking, securities and insurance sectors in 2017. 2017...

Shanghai’s GDP Breaches Three Trillion Yuan Threshold

The city of Shanghai saw its annual GDP exceed the three trillion yuan (approx. USD$470 billion) threshold in 2017, with the Pudong New District...

Boards to Appoint CEO’s of China’s Central State-owned Enterprises

The Chinese government has signalled key changes to the appointment process for the CEO's of the country's central state-owned enterprises. On 22 January the official...

Next Round of Chinese Tax Cuts Will Focus on Hi-Tech Manufacturing

China's state-owned media has indicated that the next round of tax reductions will focus on the further replacement of business taxes with value-added taxes,...

Trump Administration Expresses Regret Over China’s WTO Membership

The Trump administration has stepped up Sino-US trade tensions with claims that American support for China's ascension to the World Trade Organization was a...

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