Author: King Miller
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China Overhauls Property Loan Rules to Curb Defaults, Protect Homebuyers
Read more: China Overhauls Property Loan Rules to Curb Defaults, Protect HomebuyersChina’s central bank and financial regulator jointly released a landmark policy package on Friday that fundamentally rewrites the rules for real estate lending, in the biggest shake-up of property finance in two decades. The document, titled Opinions on Reforming and Improving Real Estate Credit Management to Accelerate the Building of a New Model for Real…
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Beijing Holds Top Spot in 2026 China City Talent Attractiveness Ranking as Talent Accelerates Toward Megaregions
Read more: Beijing Holds Top Spot in 2026 China City Talent Attractiveness Ranking as Talent Accelerates Toward MegaregionsBased on the annual report by Ze Ping Macro Team and the Zhaopin Research Group Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen have again claimed the top three positions in China’s 2026 city talent attractiveness ranking, as the country’s professional workforce continues to gravitate toward first-tier cities and the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta megaregions. Hangzhou…
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Trump’s Grid Equipment Order Triggers Sharp Selloff in Chinese Power-Equipment Stocks
Read more: Trump’s Grid Equipment Order Triggers Sharp Selloff in Chinese Power-Equipment StocksChinese power-equipment and inverter manufacturers suffered their worst single-day rout in months on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14420 — a sweeping national-emergency directive that bans the procurement, import, transfer, or installation of foreign-produced bulk-power-system equipment and directs the Department of Energy to issue implementing rules within 120 days. Although the…
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China Commerce Ministry Fires Back as U.S. Weighs New 301 Duties Ahead of September Summit
Read more: China Commerce Ministry Fires Back as U.S. Weighs New 301 Duties Ahead of September SummitChina’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday voiced firm opposition to the U.S. government’s reported consideration of an additional 7.5 percent tariff on Chinese imports, calling the move a typical act of unilateralism and protectionism that politicizes trade issues, and reserving the right to take all necessary countermeasures. Speaking at a regular press conference, ministry spokesperson…
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China’s Unified Asset-Management Disclosure Rules Take Effect Sept 1, Reshaping How Banks, Trusts and Insurers Report to Investors
Read more: China’s Unified Asset-Management Disclosure Rules Take Effect Sept 1, Reshaping How Banks, Trusts and Insurers Report to InvestorsAfter an eight-month transition window, the Measures for the Administration of Information Disclosure of Asset Management Products of Banking and Insurance Institutions will officially take effect on September 1, 2026, replacing a patchwork of inconsistent rules with a single, binding standard for how China’s banks, trust companies and insurance asset managers communicate with investors. Issued by the…
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Shanghai Police Dismantle Two Underground Money-Transfer Rings Built on Virtual Currency
Read more: Shanghai Police Dismantle Two Underground Money-Transfer Rings Built on Virtual CurrencyAuthorities arrest 28 suspects across two separate operations funnelling renminbi into foreign currency through crypto “offset” transactions and unlicensed payment platforms. Police in Shanghai said Wednesday they had uncovered and shut down two underground financial operations that used virtual currency to illegally move money across borders, arresting a combined 28 suspects in coordinated raids earlier…
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China’s Industrial Profits Climb 17.6% as Electronics Boom Powers Factory Earnings
Read more: China’s Industrial Profits Climb 17.6% as Electronics Boom Powers Factory EarningsKey figures: Profits at China’s large industrial firms rose at a brisk pace in the first seven months of 2026, lifted by surging electronics earnings, stronger margins and a continued recovery in manufacturing. The standout performance came from electronics-related industries, where demand tied to artificial intelligence and computing infrastructure helped deliver triple-digit profit growth. From…
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Shanghai Sets 2.1 Trillion Yuan Target for Strategic Emerging Industries in New Five-Year Blueprint
Read more: Shanghai Sets 2.1 Trillion Yuan Target for Strategic Emerging Industries in New Five-Year BlueprintThe municipal government has released its long-anticipated “15th Five-Year Plan for Strategic Emerging Industries,” targeting 2.1 trillion yuan in value-added output and signaling its ambition to become a globally dominant innovation hub by the end of the decade. Key Targets at a Glance Shanghai’s municipal government on Wednesday released its long-anticipated “15th Five-Year Plan for…
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Unlock New Global Services Cooperation Dividends: 2026 CIFTIS Kicks Off in September, Over 70 Global Economies Gather at Beijing
Read more: Unlock New Global Services Cooperation Dividends: 2026 CIFTIS Kicks Off in September, Over 70 Global Economies Gather at BeijingThe 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, will officially run from September 9 to 13 at the permanent CIFTIS venue in Shougang Park, Beijing. Under the core theme of “Global Services, Shared Prosperity”,…
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Beijing Signals Policy Pivot with Rare Economic Commentary
Read more: Beijing Signals Policy Pivot with Rare Economic CommentaryA series of four signed articles under the pen name “Zhong Caiwen” suggests top-down coordination on fiscal stimulus, consumption support, and industrial investment discipline. Over the past week, China’s state media apparatus published four unusual signed commentaries under the collective pen name “Zhong Caiwen” — a moniker historically reserved for moments of high-level policy signaling.…