Why has China announced its lowest growth target in decades? 为什么中国宣布了几十年来最低的增长目标?
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/3/6/why-did-china-set-its-lowest-economic-growth-target-in-decades Excluding 2020, when COVID-19 upended the global economy, last year’s economic growth rate was the lowest since 1976, the last year of Mao Zedong’s cultural revolution.Although China’s economy appears to be rebounding strongly from the pandemic — manufacturing activity in February, for example, smashed expectations, expanding at the fastest pace in more than a... Read More
Why a group of Chinese women became human rights activists 为什么一群中国妇女成为人权活动家
https://www.dw.com/en/why-a-group-of-chinese-women-became-human-rights-activists/a-64895679 After their husbands became targets of a Chinese crackdown, these women began speaking out against Beijing's abuses. They tell DW how their experiences have helped them grow and broadened their perspectives. Since President Xi Jinping took office in 2012, one of the groups that has been persecuted the most by Chinese authorities has been human rights lawyers.... Read More
Chinese companies hang onto dollars, hedge to prepare for volatile yuan 中国企业紧抓美元,对冲应对人民币波动中国企业紧抓美元,对冲应对人民币波动
https://www.rappler.com/business/chinese-companies-hang-onto-dollars-hedge-prepare-volatile-yuan/ The yuan had its worst year in 2022 since China unified market and official exchange rates in 1994, dropping nearly 8% as rising US interest rates diverged from falling Chinese ones, supporting dollar gains.Now the prospect of Chinese tourists using foreign exchange for their trips abroad, fresh concerns that US interest rates might rise... Read More