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How Hard Is It to Cut Chinese Government Debt?

March 15, 2017 By Liu Sha

Debt is a ticking-time bomb for the Chinese economy. In the past three years central government stopped local governments from financing through investment vehicles and set a cap for the issuance of bonds. But new forms of debt continue to be formed. Local officials appear not to care about borrowing more, as long as the money can be used in projects that may translate to political achievements. And with those achievements, officials will be promoted to a higher level–as will the debt burden. A more worrisome thought will be: can those additional government debts and investments support China’s long-term growth?

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Economics, ExpertSpeak, Know China Tagged With: GDP Growth, Inflation, Local Debt

The Chinese Economy Adjusts to the New Normal

March 10, 2015 By Major Tian

The Chinese economy is slowing and that has significant ramifications for things like capital and the Renminbi. Is there a silver lining in all this?

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Economics, Know China Tagged With: Economic Reform, Exports, GDP Growth, Inflation, PBOC, Productivity, Slider, Valuation of RMB

The Variable Interest Entity seems like a “Deliberate Nod and Wink”

October 29, 2014 By Mark Dreyer

Michael Brennan, a renowned academic in finance, on the variable interest entity structure, China’s capital markets and the internationalization of the renminbi.

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Connections, Economy, Finance Tagged With: Banking System, Currency, Government Regulation, Inflation, Investment, IPO, Slider, Variable Interest Entities, VIEs

China Roundup: Robust Growth in China’s Exports and Imports and Alipay Gets a Makeover

October 17, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, China’s exports and imports data showed robust growth despite forecasts that were less rosy; and Alibaba’s financial arm Alipay got a makeover.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, eCommerce, International Trade, Know China Tagged With: Alibaba, Alipay, Consumer Prices, Economic Growth, Exports, Imports, Inflation, Jack Ma, Local Debt, Slider, Yu'e Bao

China Roundup: No Good News Yet for China’s Economy; and the Spectacular Alibaba IPO Roadshow

September 12, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, new worries about China’s economy came to the fore even as Beijing reemphasized its intent to continue with reforms; the Alibaba IPO roadshow raised huge interest in the US; and Apple’s iPhone 6 won’t be coming to China any time soon. The Slowdown  Last week, a dip in China’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Economics, Finance, Know China, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba IPO, Apple, Chinese Economy, Credits, Economic Reform, Imports, Inflation, Investment, iPhone, Jack Ma, Slider, Technology, World Economic Forum

China Round-up: More Chinese IPOs in the US; Alibaba Buys UCWeb; and Inflation Woes

June 13, 2014 By Major Tian

The week that was: Alibaba continued to make waves with its UCWeb buy and China Post tie-up; Baidu tied up with Vanke; and expect more Chinese IPOs in the US. Alibaba Remains Active Before IPO China’s dominant e-commerce giant Alibaba continues to make headlines this week, as the company buys out UCWeb for an undisclosed […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Finance, Know China, Logistics, Real Estate, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Baidu, Chinese Economy, Dianping.com, eCommerce, Inflation, IPOs, Mobile Payments, Morgan Stanley, PBOC, Slider, Vanke

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