China’s Green Industrial Surge Arrives Just as Others Retreat2025-12-03
The world stands at a precarious juncture in its battle against climate change. As 2025 draws to a close, the United Nations Climate Summit's echoes have faded into a landscape marked by faltering commitments and fractured alliances.
China's Industrial Profits: Steady Growth in a Slowing World2025-12-02
The release of China's industrial profit data for the first ten months of 2025 offers a snapshot of an economy navigating familiar headwinds with quiet determination. Profits for major firms reached 5.95 trillion yuan, a 1.9 percent rise from the previous year, while operating revenues climbed by 1.8 percent. This resilience stems from deliberate shifts in manufacturing, where high-tech sectors lead a broader upgrade that cushions the economy against external shocks.
Decarbonization at Scale: China's Heavy-Truck Model and Global Lessons2025-11-30
China has quietly achieved a breakthrough that few outside the industry have registered. In the first half of 2025, battery-electric heavy trucks captured 22 percent of new sales in the country, more than double the 9 percent recorded in the same period of 2024, according to October data from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).
Building Opportunity: China's Young Workforce in a Changing Economy2025-11-21
The National Bureau of Statistics reported that the urban jobless rate for 16 to 24year-olds (excluding students) fell to 17.3 percent in October, down from 17.7 percent in September. While the figure remains elevated, this modest decline suggests that policy efforts and market adjustments are already bearing fruit.
Beijing's Long Game: The New Fiscal Architecture of High-Quality Development2025-11-18
China's recent announcement to strengthen fiscal policy over the next five years is more than mere macro-management: it is a deliberate bet on resilience and innovation in a turbulent world. The finance ministry's decision to lean into counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical regulation signals that Beijing is willing to use every lever, including budgeting, taxation, bonds, transfer payments, and calibrated subsidies, to shape its economic destiny with precision and foresight.