China - Economic Data & News 21 (Aug 23 - Jul 24)

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Articles deleted and silenced! Beijing clamps down on economic commentary. Only good things can be said, not bad words.
刪文.禁言! 北京箝制經濟評論 只能唱好不准唱衰｜方念華｜FOCUS全球新聞 20240202@tvbsfocus
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hFoDOQGE5PQ


Pork demand in China remains weak even as Lunar New Year approaches, sending a worrying message about consumer confidence in the world’s second-largest economy
https://twitter.com/JDMayger/status/1753726257156763919


China’s growth enigma
https://www.ft.com/content/bed06ac8-6fe ... 2c18e38732


Chinese migrants are fastest growing group crossing into U.S. from Mexico | 60 Minutes
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M7TNP2OTY2g

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This Chinese Military Unit Runs One of the World's Largest Missile Forces | WSJ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_SgPTgspXQ

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The Spring Festival is approaching, prompting buying sentiment.
Mainland China’s retail industry boom rebounded to 51.2%

春節將至催買氣 大陸零售業景氣回升至51.2%｜方念華｜FOCUS全球新聞 20240206@tvbsfocus

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ocvjDlr2q4E

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"Economy badmouthing" becomes national security threat, China cleans up online speech

"唱衰經濟"成國安威脅 中國清理網上言論 TVBS文茜的世界財經周報 20240204

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L6-8-gQWSHc

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China’s ‘full-time’ children
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XxHTk5hM-DY

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Geopolitics is not the only reason investors are leaving China, it’s simply much cheaper to produce in other countries
https://twitter.com/MichaelAArouet/stat ... 8392721863


Foreign direct investment into China slumped to a 30-year low
https://twitter.com/Mayhem4Markets/stat ... 0079156492

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Exclusive interview with Huang Yasheng, professor at MIT School of Management: Will China’s economy stagnate for 10 years?
專訪MIT管理學院教授黃亞生 中國經濟將停滯10年? TVBS文茜的世界財經周報 20240211
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r2U2veJ885Y


A big battle to grab jobs! Many provinces and cities recruit and retain talents during the Spring Festival. Coastal cities use special buses to pick up people and return to work.
搶工大作戰!多省市春節招聘留才 沿海城市專車接人返工｜TVBS新聞 @TVBSNEWS02
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k_-MQ5vefic

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Chinese business leader urges Beijing to ‘let common sense prevail’ amid private sector struggles

Michael Yu Minhong saw his wealth slashed when China’s leadership cracked down on private tutoring, and now he’s calling for market economy rules to be respected

Blunt appeal comes during one of the private sector’s most high-profile exchanges of ideas, the annual Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum

by Frank Chen

A prominent business leader has called on China’s leadership to respect market rules, improve relations with enterprises and safeguard the nation’s business environment – echoing areas of widespread concern as a recovery in the nation’s embattled private sector continues to lag behind that of state-owned peers.

Source: SCMP

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-econ ... n_business

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I have endured it for a long time!
5 married couples vs. 100 divorced couples.
China’s resentful couples crowd out the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Divorce surges in China after the Spring Festival.
Divorce appointments are scheduled to be 5 days later

忍很久了! 結婚5對vs.離婚100對 中國怨偶擠爆民政廳 中國春後爆離婚潮 離婚預約竟排到5天後｜記者 姚懷真｜【國際大現場】20240220｜三立新聞台

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lnIIGH22ZTw

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Post-holiday job rush across mainland China, university graduates are recruiting. Looking for someone with an annual salary of 360,000
大陸各地節後搶工 大學畢業生招聘.年薪36萬找人｜方念華｜FOCUS全球新聞 20240222 @tvbsfocus
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=faZ0yNVSbog


"#China’s SOEs have begun setting up in-house reserve military units, a legacy of the Mao Zedong era, in a sign of authorities’ increasing concern about social & political instability amid the country’s economic slowdown"
https://twitter.com/ChinaBeigeBook/stat ... 2883682648