A look at how investors are responding to the country’s economic challenges in a politically pivotal year.
China’s stock market has been on a wild ride this past month. Amid slumping consumer confidence, stocks briefly crashed in mid-March before experiencing a record rebound after Beijing intervened with promises of market-friendly policies. Main indices still closed this quarter with record losses.
A number of factors are at play, including China’s ongoing battle to contain the Omicron variant, which has seen major cities including Shenzhen and Shanghai go into lockdown at different po
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Chinese companies have decided that the best place to make money right now is outside of China. The phenomenon known as chu hai (出海), which translates to “go global,” has taken hold, marking a kind of second 'go out' initiative. This time, however, Chinese companies are being met with scrutiny and suspicion.
The former Commerce Secretary and ambassador to China talks about how his background shaped his approach to dealing with Beijing, the pivot to Asia and negotiating Chen Guangcheng's release.
A podcast about how the two nations, once friends, are now foes.
Hear why things are so complicated now. Host Jane Perlez, former New York Times Beijing bureau chief, talks with diplomats, spies, cultural superstars like Yo Yo Ma, and more to understand why the dangers are so high, and why relations went awry.