Guizhou, one of China’s poorest and most indebted provinces, has hired one of the country’s a top state-owned distressed debt funds, Cinda, to help resolve its “urgent” debt problems.

Most Chinese provinces have set a 2023 growth target of between 5 and 6.5 per cent, indicating a relatively optimistic outlook as the country looks to rebound from Covid-19.

Local Chinese officials unveiled their priorities for 2024, with pledges by some rich provinces to take the lead in driving growth shedding light on how Beijing’s economic strategy will play out ...

Due to its party-centred political system, China is often depicted as a unitary actor in international relations. Yet, despite General Secretary Xi Jinping’s ongoing political centralisation in recent ...