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China’s economy has slowed down over the past few years. The Chinese government is doing everything it can to try and sustain the high levels of growth it enjoyed through the first decade of the 2000’s. China’s housing market has until recently remained relatively strong, but signs are beginning to show that the bubble may… Continue reading China’s Housing Market Struggles with Slowing Economy →

As China’s standard of living and income levels continue to rise, the nation must pause and determine how it is going to handle regions and towns that have not enjoyed the same success and prosperity as others. The official poverty level in China is around $370 per year, and many individuals who qualify for assistance… Continue reading Poverty Policy in Rural China →

China is reducing its use of coal for energy, slowing its production across the country, in an attempt to curb pollution amid fears of disastrous ramifications of global climate change. As the nation begins to turn its back on coal – it will be abandoning its most prominent source of energy. Provinces are being forced to… Continue reading China reduces reliance on Coal →

Struggling with a slowing economy, China is making a bid to encourage investment in the ailing agrarian sector. Chinas agricultural sector employs one-third of citizens in the labor market and is responsible for close to 9% of the nations GDP. Unfortunately for the industry, the sector is also responsible for 28% of the nations outstanding… Continue reading China Calls for more Agrarian Investment →

Chinese Premier Li Kequiang announced recently that China will continue to try and return to the high levels of growth the nation was used to seeing in the last decade. Despite several quarters of lagging growth, and multiple measures pointing to further slowdown in the Chinese economy, government officials are continuing to try and use… Continue reading China Continues its Stimulus- Is it the right move? →

Pollution is becoming disastrous for China. It has become a dangerous public health issue, and if the issue goes unresolved there will be extended damage to the Chinese economy and people themselves. As part of a response to the growing concerns about pollution, China has taken steps to reduce it’s dependence on Coal. Pollution from… Continue reading Chinas Changing Energy Policy →

New statistics coming out of China as the month of February closes do not look optimistic for Chinese markets. Chinese expected figures for inflation and growth have been too high, often by a good margin. The producer price index declined at a rate of 4.8%, where officials predicted a drop of 4.3, correlating with an ongoing… Continue reading Growth Lags and Low Inflation in China →

Trade restrictions set on foreign technology companies by the Chinese Government have created a tense situation in US-China economic relations. Recently, China has had increasing problems with US software and technology companies that are looking to take full advantage of an enormous, and growing, market for internet services and technology products in China. These US… Continue reading Suspicion Complicates Technology Deals →

China is cracking down on tax evasion. Officials are looking into international firms operating in China, that may be exploiting loopholes in the tax law. Primarily, they will be looking into businesses that liberally use offshore accounts to escape paying some of their taxes. Businesses send profits and money to shell businesses in Hong Kong,… Continue reading China Tightening its Grasp on Corporations Avoiding Taxes →

Until recently, Chinese cities have had no issues borrowing money to finance their myriad building and development projects. The city of Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province, may be foreshadowing coming changes to the nearly unlimited access to financial resources that many Chinese cities have enjoyed for the last decade or so. The city… Continue reading The Issue of Growing Local Debt in China →