Xinyi Wu
Reporter, Political Economy
Xinyi joined the Post in 2024, starting out in Hong Kong. She previously reported on business news in Singapore and taught writing at a university in Shanghai. She graduated with a degree in anthropology from Yale-NUS College.
Xinyi joined the Post in 2024, starting out in Hong Kong. She previously reported on business news in Singapore and taught writing at a university in Shanghai. She graduated with a degree in anthropology from Yale-NUS College.
Areas of Expertise:
China economyLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Debt climbs US$10 trillion in six months as fiscal strains deepen, exposing cracks in household and corporate balance sheets.
As the two nations address disputes ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, some American soybean farmers say they are in a better position than in 2025.
PBOC governor Pan Gongsheng vows to promote ‘high-level financial opening-up’ in meeting with foreign banks and investment firms.
Analysts weigh whether Beijing is set to push ahead with a rate cut to bolster China’s economy despite the US Fed raising interest rates.
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Anxieties over AI’s growing threat to entry-level roles add to existing concerns about economic doldrums caused by weak domestic demand.
New rules require large companies to pay suppliers within 60 days, with penalties for deliberate delays and incentives for clearing backlogs.
The drop in overall fixed-asset investment widened last month, as retail sales grew 0.4 per cent year on year.
Supply relatively insulated in short term, but refiners could cut run rates amid rising crude prices, freight costs, analysts say.
The trade relies on borrowing cheap yen to invest in higher-returning assets overseas, but analysts say the strategy faces mounting pressure.
German chamber notes how some members see ‘golden window to partner up’ with Chinese companies as competition, trade tensions and possible EU measures raise risks.
Producer price index rises 3.8 per cent, beating economists’ projections amid war-driven oil surge and weak domestic demand.
Inventories of the metal are diverging across major exchanges as AI infrastructure build-up spurs demand and potential trade restrictions keep prices elevated.
Heritage is the latest sector targeted by authorities, following similar efforts in the sports, winter tourism and nightlife industries.
The bestselling author also discusses how recent geopolitical events are shaping China and makes the case for a social safety net.
The NDRC urges faster work on major projects and the six networks initiative to reverse falling investment.
Economist Lan Xiaohuan proposes better social security to fix China’s unbalanced economy and weighs the impact of technology on lives now and in the future.
Beijing ‘deeply regrets’ a consensus was not reached after opposing some of the language used, and China urges deficit countries to cut spending.
Venezuela was the biggest recipient of China’s lending to Latin America, and Beijing is unlikely to recover debts, one analyst says.
The fixed-income securities are to be used to fund national infrastructure and construction ventures to boost the economy.
The measures aim to shift China’s vast property sector away from a presales model, as Beijing strives to stabilise market downturn.
Economist says appeal is likely to grow as traditional routes, such as the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, become riskier.
Washington’s new measures seen testing a recent bilateral detente with Beijing, and room for escalation remains, threatening trade, payments and supply chains.
As northern hemisphere prepares for winter, analysts say latest US sanctions would not deter China from purchasing Iranian oil.
After Canada stood firm in negotiations, analysts say that Washington failed to gain ‘veto’ on Ottawa’s trade with other countries.
Analysts warn that high spending, rising interest costs and tax cuts could impede Washington’s efforts to ‘grow our way out of’ record-high national debt.
Purchases from the Gulf accounted for 27.6 per cent of China’s total crude imports in July, up over 10 percentage points from the month before.
Another US-Japan intervention may be needed to prop up the Japanese currency, as a US Treasury rout fuels the yen carry trade, analysts say.
Beijing cuts exposure to US debt to US$633.4 billion, official data shows, amid broader diversification push.
Retail sales, a key consumption metric, trailed a 1.3 per cent growth forecast, while fixed-asset investment also weakened.
