George Magnus

Beijing is seriously concerned about the Chinese economy

28 September 2024 3:52 am

China’s leaders and economic policymakers – who have been optimistic and confident about the economy for years – are clearly spooked. Just…

How the Chinese markets lost faith in the CCP

10 February 2024 6:30 pm

Ahead of the Chinese new year holiday, Beijing has been intervening to prop up the country’s stock markets. Regulators have…

China’s property sector is on the brink of disaster – again

19 August 2023 10:00 am

Once, not that long ago, few people outside China had heard of the property developer Evergrande. Now it is synonymous…

Beijing is right to be worried about the Chinese economy

5 August 2023 5:30 pm

Going by the number of state and Communist party plans to ‘boost consumption’ over the summer, it appears that Beijing…

Britain’s new trade deal is about more than GDP

2 April 2023 7:40 pm

With the announcement this week confirming the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the…