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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.
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.
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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.
Analysts say decline in China’s 10-year bond yield last year put pressure on yuan-US dollar exchange rate.
Suzhou Middle School provoked backlash after announcing that 10 of its 13 new hires had graduated from elite universities in Beijing.
With more yuan-denominated panda bonds issued last year than any other, analysts expect even bigger numbers in 2025.
International travel bookings to China have already doubled the previous year’s figure, spurred by additions to the visa exemption list.
The worsening problem of ‘involution’, or neijuan, is forcing Beijing to ramp up rhetoric to overcome a major obstacle to China’s economic growth.
Cabinet calls for transparent pricing, the elimination of regional barriers, and equal treatment of all businesses to improve logistics sector.
‘Distributed’ solar power generation on roofs of houses, factories and airports is spreading across country, but curtailment rate is also rising.
The youth-unemployment rate fell to 16.1 per cent in November, its third consecutive monthly decline, according to Chinese government data.
Modernisation efforts come as food-security stability grows more critical in China’s agrarian undertakings.
While Beijing is unlikely to implement universal consumption subsidies, officials may try to boost spending by raising incomes, according to Nomura’s Lu Ting.
The first wheat shipment from Argentina to China since the 1990s suggests a deeper trade relationship could be on the horizon.
Adviser to China’s central bank says increasing the fiscal deficit ratio, expanding stimulus should put five per cent growth in reach for 2025.
The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 50.3 in November, keeping China’s economy in positive territory.
Five batches of ultra-long special bond sales raked in several billion yuan for the Xiongan New Area, as development of ambitious megacity speeds up.
Analysts say the window for the People’s Bank of China to reduce the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) is open.
Outspoken former Chongqing mayor Huang Qifan says Hong Kong can play a key role in the internationalisation of the yuan.
China’s graduate entrance examination is not seen as the golden ticket to employment that it once was.
Social harmony takes centre stage after high-profile killings, and China’s cabinet says the unpaid salaries of migrant labourers require political action.
China has only issued its ultra-long-term government bonds in special circumstances – here’s why this year qualifies.
