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China is stepping up its crackdown on destructive "involution-style" competition across a range of key industries, from traditional sectors like steel and cement to emerging sectors such as lithium batteries and new-energy vehicles.

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In Depth: China Intensifies War on Toxic Competition as Economy Suffers

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China's top economists are locked in a fierce debate over whether the country's consumers are truly weak or just misunderstood — an argument that could determine whether Beijing bets on households or more heavy industry.

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In Depth: The Consumption Conundrum Dividing China's Economists

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China's top economists are locked in a fierce debate over whether the country's consumers are truly weak or just misunderstood — an argument that could determine whether Beijing bets on households or more heavy industry.

Note: The conversation segment of this episode was generated using AI and has been edited for accuracy. It is based on this Caixin story:

In Depth: The Consumption Conundrum Dividing China's Economists

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Caixin collects the views of five prominent policy experts on China's priorities like innovation and high-quality growth, as the country drafts its next Five-Year Plan amid global uncertainty.

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In Depth: Key Challenges China's Next Five-Year Plan Needs to Tackle

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Chinese companies listed in the U.S. may face tighter regulations as the U.S. securities watchdog seeks to update decades-old rules on foreign private issuers.

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In Depth: Chinese Companies' Route to Wall Street Faces SEC Scrutiny

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Deflation, tax breaks and industrial shifts are reshaping the country's fiscal landscape.

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In Depth: Why China Is Taking In Less Tax as GDP Growth Stays Steady

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Deflation, tax breaks and industrial shifts are reshaping the country's fiscal landscape.

Note: The conversation segment of this episode was generated using AI and has been edited for accuracy. It is based on this Caixin story:

In Depth: Why China Is Taking In Less Tax as GDP Growth Stays Steady

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Caixin Global partners with Radio Davos to produce a podcast ahead of next week's World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin.

The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025 — AMNC25 — will bring together leaders from government, business and academia, along with innovators and representatives from international organizations, media and civil society.

In this special episode (transcript) produced in collaboration with Caixin Global, World Economic Forum Managing Director Mirek Dušek sets the scene for "Summer Davos" in Tianjin, China. And Jen Zhu Scott, founding partner of IN. Capital, gives an insider's view of China and its place in the world.

Guests:

Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, Chief Business Officer and Head of Global Programming, World Economic Forum

Li Xin, Managing Editor and Managing Director, Caixin Global

Jen Zhu Scott, Founding Partner, IN. Capital

Hosted by:

Robin Pomeroy, Podcast Editor, World Economic Forum

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Chinese mainland police are leveraging Hong Kong's licensed exchanges to sell seized digital assets — a compliant workaround to the mainland's strict crypto ban.

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Hong Kong Offers Beijing Legal Route to Sell Seized Crypto

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Hong Kong leads as Chinese firms list overseas amid U.S. tensions and mainland bottlenecks.

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In Depth: China Gears Up for Overseas IPO Bonanza

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