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Alice Li
Reporter, Political Economy
Alice joined the Post in November 2024 and covers China's economy. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong. She was previously a summer intern at the Post and has had internship experience with both Chinese and foreign news outlets.
Unlike many Western countries, China does not have estate and gift taxes, but that could change as a controversial motion is considered.
China has taken necessary steps to ensure ‘we are not dependent on any single nation or route’ for energy needs, top legislature deputy says.
China’s IAEA representative has revealed an ambitious target for the commercial applications of nuclear power, in line with the sector’s rapid growth.
In integration push, National People’s Congress told that island’s youth, business leaders should visit the mainland to ‘break information barriers’.
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Shanghai is ‘an important window for the world to observe China’, says city’s executive vice-mayor amid vow to improve and internationalise local business environment.
Though consumer sentiment in China has been tepid, small, satisfying buys like blueberries are still highly sought in the market.
Comments unveiled after high-level Politburo meeting focuses on reviewing government work report that Premier Li Qiang will deliver at next week’s NPC meeting.
Editorials in People’s Daily and The Economic Daily ahead of ‘two sessions’ emphasise importance of private enterprises.
Message to nation’s state-owned service providers underpins China’s bid to achieve ‘high-level technological self-reliance’.
Users need to be aware of the threats to data, privacy and the public, ministry says.
Chicken feet are regarded as waste in most countries, but in China they are a beloved delicacy – and a lucrative import category.
Soon after the Chinese president openly backed the country’s private firms, state news outlets followed suit with numerous commentaries.
Only a day after President Xi Jinping vowed to back China’s private sector at a meeting with entrepreneurs, policies are being rolled out.
Rare earths and critical minerals with economic and tech value are prioritised in Beijing’s plans to maintain dominance over global supplies.
The tech-heavy US stock market has been one of the pillars supporting the US currency’s global standing.
Tech innovation has rapidly become key to boosting labour productivity that will be necessary to sustain China’s economic momentum.
The giant iPhone assembly plant in Zhengzhou has cut back on hiring as Apple loses market share in China and Foxconn shifts production overseas.
Trump’s nominee for US Trade Representative wants to revive deal, but China analysts say there are considerable hurdles to overcome.
China could allow its currency to weaken to offset the impact of US tariffs on the country’s exports, but has so far declined to do so.
Investor concerns about a potential global trade war have caused gold prices to soar to unprecedented levels.
Ne Zha 2 and Detective Chinatown 1900 lead the way as billions of yuan in cinema receipts bode well for an industry still looking to bounce back to pre-pandemic numbers.
Pangdonglai has proved there is still life in bricks-and-mortar retail in China, with customers queuing for hours outside its stores ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.
Few teachers have practical workplace experience, with limited opportunities in high-end manufacturing.
China Geological Survey says deposit has potential resources of 1.15 million tonnes, including more than 470,000 tonnes of key rare earths.
Sizeable middle- and low-income groups seen as key to expanding domestic demand and stimulating economic growth.
Local authorities in China’s eastern manufacturing hub want to nurture what they call ‘eagle enterprises’, and the vast majority are private firms.
China, the world’s largest soybean consumer, now gets most of its supply from Brazil, but securing a new trade deal with the US could protect American farmers’ interests.
Trade between the two powers continued to grow across a range of categories in 2024, but may face greater headwinds this year.
China reports an enormous trade surplus in 2024, and a highest-ever share for countries in the Belt and Road Initiative.
