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Jane Cai
Bureau Chief, Beijing
Jane Cai, CFA, is the Beijing Bureau Chief of the Post. She has been covering China's economic, financial, business and political news since the early 2000s.
Jane Cai, CFA, is the Beijing Bureau Chief of the Post. She has been covering China's economic, financial, business and political news since the early 2000s.
Areas of Expertise:
Economy, financeLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Rush of posts on ordinary Americans’ financial fragility upends long-held views of prosperous US, prompts comparisons with Chinese situation.
With economic stakes high, Beijing seen as ‘more cautious in handling external frictions’, avoiding fanning of ‘uncontrollable’ nationalism.
Chinese military mouthpiece’s commentary comes as Beijing marks 88th anniversary of Nanking massacre amid full-blown diplomatic crisis with Tokyo.
Wu Hailong tells forum that Tokyo ‘has never truly reflected on or repented its crimes of aggression’ during World War II.
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Beijing’s revamped entry scheme is the centrepiece of a quest to close a critical skills gap, but insiders say more barriers must come down.
Amid decoupling risks, Chinese educators are embracing globalisation by ‘moving ideas’ to resist geopolitical walls.
This is the first in an SCMP Plus series annotating different parts of China’s five-year plan recommendations. The focus is on industry and technology.
Communist Party newspaper Study Times argues that digital assets are the new toolbox for wartime financial strategies.
Rocket specialist Zhao Ruian has urged the Chinese people to remain calm about hi-tech weapons because ‘true breakthroughs lie in 2050’.
Supporters of the theory say that China’s successes are not being recognised because of a racialised, hierarchical view of the world.
State media says PLA abacus programme aids infantry and artillery units in determining optimal firing times and helps soldiers keep focus.
Influential maths expert calls to nurture domestic talent, notes ‘profound symbolic weight’ of Hong Kong’s bid to host top 2030 conference.
Tsinghua University’s Shing-Tung Yau on how China can stop being a follower in science, an opportunity for Hong Kong and chaos in Trump’s US.
As China ramps up its search for foreign tech expertise, a new generation of talent finds its perspectives on the country are changing.
Beijing’s infrastructure programme and other partnership initiatives with the Central Asian republics have seen visitor numbers soar.
Li Chenggang wraps up three-day trip amid tariff war truce as Beijing and Washington prepare for fourth round of trade talks.
Experts say the country’s wartime sacrifice makes it a steward, not a disruptor, of the international system.
Local tournaments ignite supporters and promote ethnic harmony, with thousands of pitches added in first decade towards 2050 goal.
Leading scholar Wang Shuguo’s criticism that narrow doctoral studies ‘shackle’ talent reverberates through higher education circles.
Linguistic, cultural and political differences make interpretation difficult, but analysts also point to factors like the target audience.
Anthemic videos show off Beijing’s military as internet users celebrate Chinese-made weapons used in Kashmir conflict.
The country’s consumer price index dropped by 0.1 per cent last month as trade war raises concerns over deflationary pressures.
The national strategic blueprint has evolved from its roots in a Soviet-style planned economy to today’s more responsive model.
Citizens surveyed put forward a range of responses and, while worried about a trade war, many are in favour of Beijing’s strong response.
The problems could cost the equivalent of US$57 billion, around 22 per cent of the total national health budget.
When the 75-year-old maths genius left Harvard, many thought he would retire. Instead, he is nurturing the next generation of Chinese talent.
Fields Medal winner Shing-Tung Yau reflects on the gap between mathematics development in the US and China.
The PLA said the jet came down on Saturday afternoon but no damage had been caused on the ground.
In Beijing, Premier Li Qiang pledges more spending to drive economic growth, while in Washington the president announces dramatic cutbacks.
