China Perspectives

David Wang, Professor at the Virginia Tech Dept. of Economics and former Credit Suisse Head of APAC (ex-Japan)Economics, joins us to discuss deflationary risks in the Chinese economy and whether the recent policy stimulus can address these pressures.

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Elaine Xu, Director in Fitch’s Financial Institutions team, provides an update on how Chinese banks are managing the challenges from economic headwinds, the property correction, and LGFV debt renegotiations.

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Samuel Kwok, Head of Fitch’s APAC International Public Finance shares his views on China’s local government and LGFV debt problem.

• (01:21) - 1H24 local governments’ fiscal trends

Shuncheng Zhang, Associate Director of Fitch’s China Corporates Team based in Shanghai, shares China’s housing demand forecast from 2024 to 2040.

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Lan Wang, Senior Director in Fitch’s Credit Policy Group, joins for a wide-ranging discussion on China credit developments, including recent rating actions, growth prospects, property and banking sector outlooks, and recent EU tariffs on Chinese EVs.

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Henry Hao, Principal Economist at CRU, discusses structural shifts of China’s role in the global commodity market.

Wei Yu, Director of Fitch Ratings, discusses key credit trends of China’s coal mining industry.

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Dr. Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich Foundation, discusses China-ASEAN trade ties focusing on key policy issues, supply chain diversification trends, and the outlook for the trade relationship amid rising geopolitical risks.

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Katie Chen, Senior Director of Fitch Ratings, discusses key credit trends of China’s Big Four national asset management companies.  

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Jeremy Zook and Ying Wang, co-hosts of China Perspectives podcast, hold a fireside chat about China’s 2024 credit outlook. 

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