China’s real estate market is likely to remain in a bottoming-out and gradual recovery phase during the second half of this year, with the pickup expected to stay highly uneven, according to the China …
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China Vanke Says First-Half Loss May Widen to $2.2 Billion
China Vanke Co. said its first-half loss could reach $2.2 billion due to low gross margins on property development projects and asset impairment charges.
China Demand for Soviet-Style Apartments Shows Limits to Revival
Five years into China’s real estate slump, homebuyers are finally starting to return. The catch for developers: they’re avoiding shiny, new apartments and concentrating on small, old ones.
China property market erases $18T-$20T in wealth since 2021 peak: BIS
China’s residential property market has experienced a significant decline, with prices reverting to levels comparable to those in 2006. This downturn has wiped out an estimated $18–$20 trillion in …
China’s debt burden tops 300% of GDP
China’s debt burden has topped 300% of GDP as property-sector liabilities and household defaults deepen financial risks across the economy.
Letter accuses Alibaba of attempts to harvest Anthropic AI technology, triggering U.S.-China showdown
A confidential letter to Washington put a familiar Chinese tech giant at the center of a fight that has nothing to do with tariffs …
Russia’s timber exports to China slump as property crisis deepens
Russia’s timber exports to China, its largest overseas market, fell sharply in the first four months of 2026 as Beijing’s prolonged property downturn weighed on demand, adding to mounting pressure on …
China accused of AI intellectual property theft as Gordon Chang warns US must ‘get serious’
China’s growing military-civil fusion strategy is examined by Gordon Chang. He details China’s supercomputer lead, Alibaba’s intellectual property theft allegations, and the company’s lawsuit against …
Six charts that explain China’s weakening economy
China’s breakneck economic growth – which lifted incomes at home and reshaped markets abroad – once seemed as inevitable as a law of nature.
China’s austerity gamble: Fiscal deficit narrows for first time in over two years despite slowing growth
China’s fiscal deficit narrowed for the first time in more than two years as Beijing tightened spending despite slowing growth, weak consumer demand and a prolonged property downturn, signalling a con …
The ruin of China’s London property boom
How the collapse of Chinese investment left London with ghost neighbourhoods – A boom time of development investment has come to an end — and the capital is left with ghost neighbourhoods and holes in…
China’s growth engine has a weird new spark: buying ‘feelings’ to cope with a property crash
Toy elves and robot police are exposing the bizarre true state of China’s fractured economy.
China’s economy struggles to regain domestic momentum despite export boom: Report
Despite strong export growth, China’s domestic economy faces significant challenges. Consumer spending saw a decline in May, with retail sales falling for the first time since late 2022. Consumer …
