Jul 15, 2016
China’s economy grew 6.7 per cent in the second quarter, unchanged from the previous three-month period, as a buoyant property market and government stimulus boosted demand for factory output.
Zhang Jun, Dean, School of Economics, Fudan University
Jul 04, 2016
The accuracy of China’s official GDP and growth rates has long been a hotly debated topic, with the detention in January of Wang Baoan, the director of the country’s National Bureau of Statistics, on graft charges intensifying doubts about the agency’s integrity.
Jun 27, 2016
Premier Li Keqiang called on investors to view China with a “calm and cool head” at a time of global uncertainty, voicing confidence that Beijing can handle the slew of problems facing its economy.
Jun 22, 2016
The People’s Bank of China is considering allowing foreign companies to issue shares on the mainland as part of its drive to reform the convertibility of the yuan and open up China’s capital market.
Jun 14, 2016
China’s near-term economic outlook is being buoyed by policy support even as its medium-term prospects become more uncertain because of rapidly rising credit, excess industrial capacity and financial sector risks, the International Monetary Fund said.
Yu Yongding, Former President, China Society of World Economics
Jun 06, 2016
China’s economic growth has been slowing for six years – far longer than expected. Eager to stem the slide, Chinese government officials and economists have desperately sought a clear explanation pointing toward an effective policy response.
Nick Marro, Business advisory services manager with the US-China Business Council
Chenjun Ye, Business advisory services research assistant with US-China Business Council
Jun 06, 2016
In 2015, China’s growth was again at the center of international headlines, but the focus was instead on the slowdown of the world’s second-largest economy. Much has been made of China’s adjustment to the “new normal,” even as US-China Business Council (USCBC) companies reported that China remains a priority market that delivers more growth than most other markets around the globe. But China is not a monolith, and local-level growth patterns suggest the emergence of the new model.
Yi Xianrong, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Jun 03, 2016
Only by totally abandoning the current growth model, which relies on credit investment and the real estate industry, can China’s economy escape the dangers posed by the potentially risky debts on its commercial banks’ financial sheets that may exceed $1.3 trillion. The majority of bank loans have flown into the real estate market, which will become instantly volatile if and when housing prices begin to slide.
Chen Bin, Researcher, State Information Center
Jun 02, 2016
China’s economy will constantly have to overcome contradictions and problems, as it explores new avenues for economic growth in a period of recurring volatility. Current indicators are positive, but as the economy steadies itself for the long term, it will fluctuate and experience reverses during the short term.
Yi Xianrong, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
May 05, 2016
The downward pressure on GDP growth has eased a bit and the economy has rebounded somewhat, mainly because of government investment in infrastructure and the real estate speculation despite a lack of domestic residential demand. Therefore, the state of China’s economy remains a mixed picture.