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CHINESE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2022
Don’t believe the grim forecast — China is just fine
Beijing's poor headline numbers aren't the only story — and that means investors need to use a new lens to assess the economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2022
Why might China avoid strong inflation?
The Chinese government knows an overly strong stimulus would entail excessive monetary expansion and a surge in inflation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2022
Beijing did not share information about Chinese rocket falling to Earth, NASA says
Analysts said the rocket body would disintegrate as it plunged through the atmosphere but is large enough that numerous chunks will likely survive a fiery re-entry and rain down debris.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2022
Property crisis traps China into a market paradox
The effort to halt the spread of mortgage boycotts risks fueling the behavior officials are trying to prevent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2022
China's economic engine is about to start shrinking
The nation's working-age population could decline by two-thirds or more by the end of the century, according to new U.N. projections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2022
The steep costs of disengagement for China
In this new era of strategic competition between China and the West, disengagement is the order of the day.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 17, 2022
Chinese soccer in a tailspin after 10-year shift from boom to bust
The decision to relinquish the rights to next year's Asian Cup finals, which was made by China last weekend citing COVID-19 uncertainties, has left Chinese soccer facing an uncertain future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2022
Shanghai aims to reopen more COVID-19-shut businesses, while Beijing battles on
All but shut down for more than six weeks, Shanghai is tightening curbs in some areas that it hopes marks a final push in its campaign against the virus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2022
China will be deglobalization’s big loser
History should be a stark warning to President Xi Jinping: if he allows Russia to divide the world with its war on Ukraine, it is China and its exporters who will pay the heaviest price.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2022
Beijing is hedging its bets against geopolitical shock
U.S. efforts to slow Beijing's ascension on the global stage will not have a lasting impact, let alone stop China's economic and technological rise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2022
A resilient China tries to navigate a hostile world
With its “dual-circulation strategy,” China is focusing on increasing self-reliance and thus its ability to withstand external pressures and disruptions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Mar 5, 2022
Recipe: Lamb biang biang noodles
Writing the kanji for this dish may end up proving more difficult than cooking it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2022
China’s economic development is rife with new challenges and traps
China's weak rule of law carries serious risks, including official corruption, which tends to increase inequality and thus could undermine efforts to avoid the middle-income trap.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2022
Little to celebrate 50 years after Nixon’s China visit
In Washington and allied capitals, Beijing is no longer seen as a partner, but rather as a competitor if not a threat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022
How to withstand China’s property meltdown
Some of China's richest people were forced by the government to part with prized assets, and they were lucky they did.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2022
An aging China poses new challenges
China's declining birth rate looks almost impossible to reverse, a trajectory with profound implications for its economic and social prospects.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2022
China's got problems, but inflation ain't one
China looks determined to quash — rather than live with — COVID-19. An overly muscular economic response, too, may do as much harm as good.

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