China Economic Review

Mainland Chinese equities ended the week markedly stronger than Hong Kong, suggesting investors continued to favor Beijing-backed technology and industrial themes even as the broader economy remains weak. The Shanghai Composite was the standout, rising 2.7% from 3,882.01 on August 24 to 3,986.30 on August 31, while the Shenzhen Component gained 1.6% to 14,015.00 from […]

China’s renminbi has ended the week little changed against the dollar despite climbing during the week to around its strongest levels since early 2023, underscoring Beijing’s effort to prevent appreciation from becoming too rapid. USD/CNY closed Friday at about 6.726, compared with 6.721 on August 21, meaning the RMB weakened by roughly 0.1% week on […]

As the world gets ever more complex and the prospects for the midterm elections in the United States become more and more terrifying for the Republican Party—a situation which has global implications for sure—we have a visit apparently scheduled for Mr Xi to visit Washington in the middle of next month. It’s not certain it […]

Overseas orders for Chinese energy storage systems surged in the first half of 2026, reports Caixin. This was driven by robust demand in Europe even as escalating trade barriers effectively shut Chinese firms out of the North American market. The stark regional divergence underscores how geopolitical fractures and mounting protectionism are rapidly reshaping the global supply […]

The liquidators of collapsed developer China Evergrande Group have won a legal victory against PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) International, indicating that the firm and two other units of the accounting giant would need to jointly face the largest corporate lawsuit claims in Hong Kong, reports the South China Morning Post. Deputy High Court Judge Patrick Fung Pak-tung rejected […]