The Caixin Must-Read newsletter brings you the best of our coverage over the past week, handpicked by our editors.
Analysis: The Seven Factors That’ll Shape China’s Economy This Year
The government is prioritizing infrastructure spending as well as tax refunds and cuts for businesses to boost growth
Why the Wild Ride for Oil and Gas Prices Isn’t Over
Commodity prices for energy, metals and food are likely to continue highly volatile amid the Russia-Ukraine war and escalation of Western sanctions
In Depth: China’s Pension Insurers Told to Stop Pursuing Quick and Risky Profits
Watchdogs worry the firms are neglecting the long-term role they’re meant to play in the country’s retirement system
Caixin Explains: Why China’s Central Bank Is Handing Over 1 Trillion Yuan to Treasury
The transfer is a sign of greater coordination of fiscal and monetary policy
In Depth: How Spiking Lithium Prices Might Throttle China’s EV Market
Pushing extra costs onto car buyers may delay price parity before more lithium comes onstream
In Depth: Volkswagen’s EV Missteps in China
Once a leader in helping China create its modern auto industry, the German auto giant is stumbling with its electric transition in the world’s most dynamic EV market
In Depth: Market Realities Frustrate China’s Efforts to Clean Up Developer Debt
A government push for healthy real estate firms to buy up assets from their distressed peers has run up against reluctance on both sides of the deal
China’s Fiscal Spending Will Reach a Record High in 2022
Three main tools to be used are infrastructure investment, transfer payments, and tax cuts and refunds
Explainer: How China’s Updated Playbook Changes Its Covid Response
Ninth revision to guidelines alters diagnostic criteria, adds new treatments and modifies quarantine rules as authorities seek greater precision
In Depth: China’s Debate Over Harsher Punishments for Buyers of Abducted Women
Legal experts differ on whether increasing the penalties for buying trafficked women and children will accomplish much good
Analysis: South Korea’s New President May Take Hardline Stance on China
Yoon Suk-yeol’s victory for the conservatives may alter country’s balancing act in relations with China and the U.S.
Do Local Budgets Offer Clues About China’s Zero-Covid Policy?
Cities with insufficient health care budgets and low financial self-sufficiency tend to enforce more stringent curbs to reduce the risk of outbreaks
Gallery: Covid Testing in the Snow in Northeast China
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