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What’s Ahead for the Chinese Economy? 2015 Lianghui Wrap-Up

March 17, 2015 By Li Hui

The key takeaways from the 2015 Lianghui, the two annual meetings that set the agenda for the Chinese economy.

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Environment, Infographics, Know China Tagged With: Baidu, CPPCC, GDP Growth, Housing, Infographics, Lianghui, NPC, Slider, Smog, Xiaomi

Leta Hong Fincher on the Pursuit of Marital Property in China

October 6, 2014 By Suzanne Edwards

Author and researcher Leta Hong Fincher on the confounding phenomenon of women forfeiting their property wealth in China.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Conversations, Culture, Demographics, Know China, Policy and Law, Q&A, Society Tagged With: Demographics, Education, Gender Inequality, Hot Issues in China, Housing, Marriage, Policy, Property, Slider

The Role of Land Sales in Local Government Financing in China

September 3, 2014 By Major Tian

Land sales contribute significantly to local government financing in China as well as provincial GDP targets. But this is both unsustainable and problematic. A look at the situation and the kind of reform that needs to kick in. Last month, China launched a national audit of the “land-transferring fees” collected by local governments in the […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Conversations, Environment, Know China, Policy and Law, Q&A, Real Estate, Videos Tagged With: Farmland, GDP Growth, Housing, Local Government, Property Tax, Shadow Banking, Slider, Urbanization

Aging Population in China: Having a Senior Moment

July 22, 2014 By Sarah O'Meara

The aging population in China needs a housing solution. So what’s stopping the industry from booming? Since the beginning of 2014, Jim Biggs has been living in a brand-new residential facility for senior citizens with dementia. He’s just 54 years old, and has no problem with his memory. Biggs, the managing director of Honghui Senior […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Demographics, Finance, Know China, Real Estate, Society Tagged With: Chinese Real Estate, Demographics, Elder Care, Government Regulation, Housing, Investment, Property, Real Estate, Slider

China Roundup: Premier Li meets the Queen; RMB-Pound’s direct trade, and facts of the property bubble

June 20, 2014 By Major Tian

The week that was: Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with the Queen, RMB gains more tradability , and some facts about the over-exaggerated Chinese property bubble.  Li Keqiang Goes Shopping in the UK Following President Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe in March, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited the UK and Greece this week, taking with him contracts […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Economics, Finance, International Trade, Know China, Real Estate Tagged With: Chinese Real Estate, Clean Energy, Currency, Eurozone, Housing, International Trade, PBOC, Property, RMB, Slider, UK-China Trade

CKGSB Knowledge Summer 2014 Issue: China’s Urban Pulse

June 4, 2014 By CKGSB Knowledge

The Summer 2014 issue of CKGSB Knowledge is out! It has articles and interviews like: COVER STORY:  The Business of Urbanization: The government is preparing to throw billions into urbanizing China, but has it thought through the hardware challenges? CHINA BY NUMBERS:  From the most popular apps to Chinaʼs metal imports. The numbers that matter. SNAPSHOT: Outbound Tourism: Where are […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Connections, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Economics, Economy, Employment, Finance, Know China, Real Estate, Society, Technology, Tourism Tagged With: CKGSB Knowledge, Employment, Game Industry in China, Housing, Huawei, labor market, Property, Sino-US, Slider, The Economist, Tourism, Urbanization

China Roundup: China GDP Growth at 18-Month Low; Weibo’s IPO; and Candy Crush on WeChat

April 18, 2014 By Major Tian

The week that was: China GDP growth falls to 7.4%; government may ease controls on housing market; and Tencent to bring popular game Candy Crush to WeChat. China’s growth falls short of the target China’s first quarter GDP growth is not so glamorous—in fact, the 7.4% rate is an 18-month low, according to The Wall Street […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Emerging Economies, Finance, Know China, Real Estate, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Chinese Economy, Chinese Real Estate, Economic Growth, GDP Growth, Housing, IPOs, Metropolitan Area, Slider, Tencent, Weibo, Xiaomi

Will China’s property price drop hit its consumption growth?

July 1, 2011 By CKGSB Knowledge

Real estate has been a major contributing factor for China’s GDP within the past few years. However, it is believed that the government’s recent statement about continuing to “stabilize” property prices may drive some people away from consumption, which would be the opposite effect the government is hoping for. Given that China’s export-driven economy has […]

Filed Under: 2011, All Articles, Chinese Economy, Know China, Real Estate Tagged With: Household Wealth, Housing, Housing Prices, Real Estate

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