Alice Li
Reporter, Political Economy
Alice joined the Post in November 2024 and covers China's economy. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong. She was previously a summer intern at the Post and has had internship experience with both Chinese and foreign news outlets.
Alice joined the Post in November 2024 and covers China's economy. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong. She was previously a summer intern at the Post and has had internship experience with both Chinese and foreign news outlets.
Areas of Expertise:
China economyLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Amid systemic efficiency and a wave of innovation, the country’s biotech sector is expanding at a pace that has caught the market off guard.
Hong Kong Investment Corporation is stepping up its efforts to position itself amid Beijing’s challenge to US pharmaceutical dominance.
All new electricity needs in China could have been met if the clean energy had been absorbed by the grid, non-profit organisations say.
The latest batch of Washington’s import restrictions – targeting snack firms – is creating quite a stir among China’s social media users.
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Standard tunnel boring machines slow down in extremely hard or fractured mountain rock, which has led to delays in infrastructure projects.
Designed to service high-plateau airports, it has shorter fuselage, similar to offerings from Boeing and Airbus.
Global hotel groups are expanding into China’s midscale segment as price-sensitive travellers seek value without sacrificing brand trust.
Beijing faces renewed pressure to ramp up support as PMI falls to 49.2, a day after leadership signalled it would accelerate fiscal spending.
Buyers in both domestic and international markets submit requests for vessels as the industry’s momentum continues.
Coal capacity is projected to lose its long-held crown this year, despite a pivot from raw solar panel expansion to quality.
Surging cross-border deals out of China are running headlong into intensifying US national security fears.
The Caiyuanba Yangtze River Railway Tunnel in Chongqing will form a key section in a new line linking the megacity with the southeast coast.
Tsinghua University study finds that nearly half of China’s vocational schools have rolled out introductory AI courses.
The state-owned firm’s new project, independently managed by the company’s South Korean subsidiary, brings its number of power facilities in the country to five.
Battery giant’s stake in Sichuan plant reflects Beijing’s push to diversify funding and inject market discipline into public infrastructure.
Analysts say that China’s pivot from generics to innovative drugs means the industry is less exposed to US levies.
China wants at least 1.6 million electric heavy-goods vehicles on the road by 2030, as it pushes to decarbonise its vast road freight sector.
As China’s trade surplus grows, signs point to Beijing broadening the opening-up of its capital account amid yuan internationalisation push.
Universities, hospitals and government departments are actively recruiting retired former workers to cope with rapid demographic changes.
PetroChina’s Xinjiang hub shifts output to the western interior region to rebalance coastal-heavy sector and hit green goals as Middle East conflict flares.
Led by State Grid’s local subsidiary, trial marks the largest single city-level adjustment of computing power load, says official newspaper.
China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington.
A core focus for the port, the busiest in the world and China’s shipbuilding centre, is to become a premier international shipping hub.
Five-year blueprint targets middle-income-group expansion, vocational training and collective wage bargaining to insulate workforce from income inequality.
The producer price index rose for a fourth month in a row amid a momentary ceasefire, though consumer price increases missed expectations.
Wang Wentao meets Sjoerd Sjoerdsma amid ASML export limits and Nexperia debacle, with calls for secure chip supply chains and broader EU-China market access.
Slow expansion in Japan and store closures in Hong Kong suggest low prices may not be enough to win over consumers in mature economies.
The nation seeks to narrow the gap with regional peers such as Japan and South Korea by establishing a more comprehensive, granular recycling infrastructure.
The world’s second-largest economy registered robust trade growth this year, with May exports skyrocketing 19.4 per cent year on year.
