Chinese growth in 2022 was well below the original target. It also reached its second-lowest level since the 1970s. But with a plus of three percent, the economy still grew rather respectably, according to official figures issued on Tuesday. Many economists had expected an even weaker result.Analysts now expect a certain recovery for this year. […]
Jack Ma is visiting Thailand, according to social media, after reporters last identified Tokyo as his home. This means he is staying in neighboring countries – not in China. In Tokyo, he is apparently busy collecting art and spending much of his time at the yacht club or on his ship. Ma conspicuously stays away […]
What is the political message of this visit?The new systemic competition between democracies and autocracies requires a comprehensive approach. One of the dimensions is that we have to take statements of autocrats like Xi Jinping seriously and literally, and he now also openly speaks of military aggression to reunify Taiwan. It is therefore necessary to […]
The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) reports a spike in deaths among its members following the abrupt Covid openings in mid-December. From Dec. 15 to Jan. 04, 22 aged engineers and scientists among the 900 academicians died. On average, only 16 members died in the entire year in previous years.The CAE did not violate the […]
The China.Table editorial team wishes you a fantastic new year. Be it business, scientific, civic or private, may your projects go according to plan.The year 2022 has been turbulent and has constantly brought us, as journalists, and you, as China professionals, unexpected surprises. 2023 begins again dramatically with a pandemic wave that has a significant […]
The Chinese Covid wave is apparently already approaching its peak for the time being; the first people who have recovered have already returned to work. However, this also means that a staggering number of people are currently acutely ill. Due to a lack of data, it is not possible to map the curve. But it […]
Despite rising infection levels, the city of Beijing continues to open up. Bars, gyms and karaoke stores are set to reopen. Although a city spokesman admitted that despite infections “progressing rapidly”, “original prevention and control policies and measures that should be canceled should be canceled resolutely”. The goal was to “resume work and normal life […]
The annual meeting of the Central Economic Work Conference was held on Thursday and Friday. According to the official announcement, the following economic policy goals are planned for 2023:The most important term this year is “stability.” The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) of the government and party is held once a year. It sets the […]
China’s state apparatus responds to the alarming rise in the number of new Covid infections with a variety of instructions. However, the goal is no longer to break the chains of infection, as it was during zero-Covid times. The new measures now only try to cope with the high number of infected people. The government […]
Covid measures have been the biggest cause of discontent among the Chinese population and foreigners in the country for the past two-and-a-half years – now relaxations are being announced in quick succession. On Wednesday, the Health Commission held a press conference announcing the de facto end of zero-Covid. Officially, however, it is merely a case […]