China press review

China’s common prosperity push is long overdue, but the rich don’t need to worry about their wealth: Xi Jinping’s rhetoric on common prosperity, which calls for the people to share in the opportunity to be wealthy, has surged this year.

China’s economic health will depend on its Covid-19 recovery: With the pandemic persisting, Beijing has been alert in applying policy remedies where needed.

China’s Economic Recovery – July 2021 Economic Roundup: China’s National Bureau of Statistics recently released economic data for the month of July, revealing sharp deceleration across key areas of the economy.

It’s Time To Talk About Easing Trump’s China Tariffs: Three years ago this summer, the Trump administration launched its first big wave of tariffs on Chinese goods, kickstarting the U.S.-China trade war. Despite the phase one deal signed last year, the U.S. maintains higher tariffs on two-thirds of all goods imported from China.

The PRC Personal Information Protection Law (Final): A Full Translation: The long-waited Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (Chairman’s Order No. 91)(the PIPL) was finally adopted by the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on August 20, 2021.

Xi Jinping Says What He Means: China’s new five-year regulation plan is a warning to investors. 

Actually, Now Has Never Been A Better Time to Invest in or Sell to China: International media is over-analyzing ‘Xi Jinping’s Crackdown’ while the China consumer market is booming.

China’s ‘Delta Stress Test’ Is About To Shake Global Economy: As Xi Jinping’s China puts pressure on Alibaba Group, Didi Global, private educators and heaven knows who else, one wonders if it’s preoccupied with the wrong battle.

China jobs market remains ‘top priority’ as record number of graduates increase unemployment pressure: China ‘will continue to make employment the top priority of economic and social development’, the State Council meeting said on Monday.

Why US-China trade talks are failing to take off despite pressure from American business: Trade is on the back-burner as the two sides cross swords over security, the hi-tech sector and ideology.

China tech crackdown: Beijing’s soft touch on tax for Big Tech is set to end as it seeks more focus on science: Beijing’s move to levy higher tax on internet companies would be the latest in a series of steps taken to rein in Big Tech in the country.

China unveils five-year plan to strengthen control of economy: China has released a five-year plan to strengthen regulatory control over strategic sectors including technology and healthcare, in Beijing’s latest push to assert the Communist party’s supremacy over the world’s second-largest economy.

How US-China rivalry shapes the regulatory crackdown in both countries:
While both are driven by different domestic concerns, neither can ignore the geopolitical impact of their regulation of corporate giants.

China Is Redrawing the World’s Energy Map: China’s energy needs and reliance on foreign suppliers have underpinned its foreign policy for decades. Now those needs are changing.

China’s foreign trade rises 24.5%: China’s foreign trade maintained upward momentum in the first seven months of the year.

China’s export growth for July may surprise, but most analysts say it will not match June’s surge: China’s trade data for last month will be released on Saturday, and a downward trend in export growth is widely expected for rest of year.

China-US relations: is Beijing working a ‘long game’ to replace America as dominant world power? New book by Rush Doshi argues that, in the wake of Brexit, the election of Trump and the pandemic, China has been building foundations for its own world order.

Will the personal touch give the US an edge in rivalry with China? Chinese President Xi Jinping had more contact with other world leaders than his American counterparts until the pandemic struck.

China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law: How Businesses Should Prepare: Businesses are assessing their risks following the passing of China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, as political and economic tensions between China and a number of foreign countries rise.

What the West needs to know about where modern China is headed: President Xi Jinping has emphasised the importance of ‘learning from history to create a bright future’.

China urges tech companies to step up management of critical data exports: China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Friday that big tech companies should step up the management of exporting “critical data” as well as their risk assessment of data security. 

How to strengthen China’s ecological redlines? Lack of management rules is hampering the spatial planning system. How to change this so redlines actually protect biodiversity?

China pledges support for small business, but some SMEs see ‘doom and gloom’ amid regulatory crackdown: Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He has promised to ‘keep the temperature right’ for small and medium-sized enterprises in China.

Beijing Cracks the Regulatory Whip: Shock moves by Chinese regulators towards swathes of the nation’s private sector have been roiling the nation’s stocks for weeks now, and spurred some hard thinking about whether there’s a whole new framework for economic policy.