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              Thomas Hale

              Shanghai correspondent

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              • Friday, 10 January, 2025
                Asia-Pacific companies
                Chinese toymaker taps ‘kidult’ craze as shares soar on Hong Kong debut

                As birth rates fall in Asia, companies focus on nostalgic toys for young adults

                Workers prepare for business near a sculpture of a character from the Transformer movie in Beijing
              • Friday, 10 January, 2025
                Chinese business & finance
                Chinese developer Sunac’s shares tumble 26% after liquidation petition

                Real estate company reveals winding-up request filed in Hong Kong

                A man walks past the logo of property developer Sunac at a residential compound in Beijing
              • Friday, 10 January, 2025
                Mining
                China’s Zijin in takeover talks for lithium miner

                Chinese businesses continue to establish dominant foothold in fast-growing sector for battery supply chain

                A truck transports mined materials on the excavated terrain of the Veliki Krivelj open pit copper mine
              • Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
                Chinese economy
                China to subsidise rice cookers and microwaves to boost consumption

                Beijing earmarks $11bn for expanded home appliance trade-in scheme amid concern over weak economic momentum

                A buyer selects a microwave oven at a household appliances shop in Qingdao
              • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
                Chinese business & finance
                China’s biggest football club kicked out of league as financial woes mount

                Guangzhou FC’s struggles relate to collapse of property developer China Evergrande

                Guangzhou Evergrande in action against  Daegu FC during an AFC Champions League match
              • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
                News in-depthPrivate equity
                Private equity investors trapped in China as top firms fail to find exit deals

                Sales and listings of Chinese companies by world’s biggest buyout groups have ground to a halt, data shows

                A woman walks past a brightly lit McDonald's sign in Hong Kong,
              • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
                US-China trade dispute
                Trump’s tariff threat adds to fears over China growth

                Exports have buoyed economy but are expected to slow sharply if US imposes further levies in 2025

                An aerial view of vehicles on the dock waiting to be loaded onto ships for export at a port in Lianyungang in China’s eastern Jiangsu province
              • Monday, 16 December, 2024
                Chinese economy
                Weak China retail sales add to pressure on Beijing to lift economy

                Consumption rises less than forecast in November, highlighting why leadership made it the top economic concern

                People walk out of a store in Beijing, China
              • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
                Chinese economy
                Xi says China will remain world’s ‘growth engine’

                Stocks rise after Beijing signals more measures to boost economy

                Aerial view of containers at a port in Jiangsu, eastern China
              • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
                Evergrande Real Estate Group
                China Evergrande liquidators put founder’s private jet up for sale

                Airbus plane was one of several markers of wealth amassed by Hui Ka Yan during now-collapsed developer’s boom years

                The company logo of Evergrande at its HQ in Shenzhen, China
              • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
                Business InsightUS-China trade dispute
                Western businesses in China hold on to hopes for Trump 2.0

                Some believe the incoming US president is in a strong position to negotiate a trade deal with Beijing

                Pedestrians in Beijing, China
              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
                OpenAI explores advertising

                ChatGPT maker discusses putting adverts on its AI products

              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                Transcript
                Transcript: OpenAI explores advertising

                Sonja Hutson talks to Madhumita Murgia and Thomas Hale

                FT News Briefing
              • Monday, 2 December, 2024
                News in-depthTrade disputes
                Chinese exporters front-load shipments in bid to dodge Trump tariffs

                Sellers from China, Canada and Mexico rush to get goods into the US before levies rise

                A montage of Trump in front of a Chinese flag and container port
              • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
                The Big Read
                How Shanghai’s ambition to be the ‘future of finance’ fell apart

                The city was meant to be China’s answer to New York. But trade tensions and changing domestic priorities have taken a toll

                Black and white photo of the colonial buildings on the Bund and a colour photo of the financial district in Pudong on the other side of the river
              • Sunday, 24 November, 2024
                Chinese business & finance
                China’s cash-strapped shoppers drawn to second-hand luxury items

                Price-conscious buyers hunt for deals while others seek goods that can hold value in times of uncertainty

                A person walks down a hallway lined with glass walls, showcasing the interior of the Shanghai ZZER store
              • Friday, 15 November, 2024
                Chinese economy
                China’s retail sales jump but property gloom persists

                Policymakers have unveiled a range of stimulus measures to restore confidence in the economy

                Workers install a large dragon on the side of a clothing store that will soon open at a shopping mall
              • Friday, 8 November, 2024
                News in-depthUS-China trade dispute
                US businesses strike China deals in shadow of Trump victory

                Thousands of companies at Shanghai trade fair as relationships enter new era of uncertainty

                Visitors examine a model of a CFM RISE open rotor engine at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Monday
              • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
                News in-depthUS foreign policy
                Asia braces for steep China tariffs in second Trump term

                Former president has outlined plans to revive trade war with Beijing and questioned backing for Taiwan

                People look at the preliminary results from the US election on a TV screen at a restaurant in Hong Kong
              • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
                Chinese trade
                China’s premier defends free trade on eve of US presidential election

                Li Qiang bemoans global rise of protectionism at Shanghai import expo amid escalating tariff brawl

                Li Qiang told an import expo in Shanghai on Tuesday that China would upgrade pilot free trade zones and explore free trade and investment agreements with other countries
              • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
                News in-depthChinese economy
                Six cities, one question: is China’s property market turning a corner?

                From Shanghai to Guangzhou and Beijing to Foshan, buyers and agents voice concerns ahead of next phase of stimulus

                Residential towers in Beijing
              • Thursday, 31 October, 2024
                Chinese economy
                Chinese factory activity expands for first time in six months

                Beijing set to unveil fiscal stimulus focused on struggling local governments next week

                A wide view of an electric vehicle production line at the Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, China, with several car bodies being assembled by red robotic arms within a large industrial facility
              • Sunday, 27 October, 2024
                Chinese society
                Shanghai cracks down on Halloween costumes

                Authorities in the Chinese city fear a repeat of last year’s crowds when some wore politically provocative dress

                Police officers keep watch near barricades set up along Julu road where people in Halloween costumes gathered last year
              • Sunday, 27 October, 2024
                Chinese economy
                China’s industrial profits plunge as economic momentum falters

                Steep monthly decline in September comes as policymakers battle to restore confidence

                Construction workers leave following their shift in Beijing’s central business district
              • Tuesday, 22 October, 2024
                OutlookElectric vehicles
                China asks: what is an e-bike?

                State bureaucracy makes the question more difficult than it may seem

                E-bikes, bicycles and motorbikes crossing a junction in Shanghai
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