The Caixin Must-Read newsletter brings you the best of our coverage over the past week, handpicked by our editors. Enjoy!
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# Cover Story #
China’s Pension Plan Faces Prospect for Change or Going Bust
Demographic shifts make current system unsustainable as numbers of retirees climb
# Business #
White House’s Squeeze on Nvidia Chip Exports Is Turning Into a Win for Huawei
Chinese national champion pulls ahead as Nvidia churns out lower-powered export chips that will comply with ever-tightening U.S. rules
# Finance #
In Depth: It’s Curtains for China’s Local Financial Asset Exchanges
The trading platforms have become too much of a risk to financial stability, with many degenerating into channels for illegal financing
China Piles $47.5 Billion Into ‘Big Fund III’ to Boost Chip Development
Third phase of the Big Fund aims to help build a semiconductor industry to circumvent U.S. export controls on powerful chips
# Economy #
Analysis: China Tests Whether State Purchases Can Lift Housing Market
Government offers $41.6 billion in financing to help cities buy unsold homes
# News Graphics #
In Depth: Mega Blunder Adds to Li Auto’s Troubles as Huawei Rivalry Hots Up
The model’s distinctive aesthetics proved controversial, with sales amounting to just a fraction of the company’s ambitious target
# Tech #
Caixin Explains: How China Is Overhauling Regulations on Genetic Resources
Amid rising global competition, the government moves to lift restrictions threatening to strangle the biotech industry
# China #
Xi Discusses Economic Reform at Meeting With Business Leaders, Experts
Attendees of the symposium chaired by the Chinese president included executives from domestic and overseas enterprises
# Opinion #
How China’s Ultra-Long Bonds Will Impact the Economy
It remains to be seen how much of an effect expansionary fiscal policy will have due to constraints on investment growth
# Weekend Long Read #
Geopolitical Clashes Entangle China’s Science Grad Students
More and more young researchers, especially those with degrees from universities under scrutiny from Washington, are having trouble getting accepted to U.S.
# Gallery #
# Podcast #
Caixin Biz Roundup: China Faces Shipping Container Shortage, Beijing Woos Foreign Cruises
Shipping rates to Latin America soar as Chinese exporters rush to beat looming U.S. tariffs, Huawei gains market share as U.S. squeezes Nvidia’s chip supply
