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Mandy Zuo
Correspondent, Political Economy
Mandy joined the SCMP in 2010 and has been reporting on China news ever since. She has covered a range of areas including China policies, economy and society news.
Mandy joined the SCMP in 2010 and has been reporting on China news ever since. She has covered a range of areas including China policies, economy and society news.
Areas of Expertise:
China coverageLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
One major driver of overall decline in corporate donations has been the prolonged slump in country’s real estate sector.
Beijing’s energy regulator has set more modest production targets this year after a record 2025 as mature fields deplete and extraction challenges mount.
Official data points to a resilient tech-led rebound even as prominent economists warn household spending remains stubbornly cautious.
China issues blueprint to strengthen education’s role to respond to fierce global tech rivalry while adapting to falling birth rates.
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The measures include greater market access in services, finance and healthcare, though analyst says it remains unclear how the reforms will be implemented.
Chinese tech and mass production capabilities could transform the nation’s farming industry with AI-enabled workforce.
At the end of last year, 15.87 per cent of China’s population was aged at least 65, compared with 15.25 per cent aged between 0 and 14.
China granted five-year export licenses to 77 US beef facilities, while renewing expired licenses of 425 other plants for another five years.
Billionaire investor urges Chinese and US elites to ‘rise above ourselves’ and safeguard global well-being amid a changing world order.
PetroChina chairman addresses annual results conference as three Chinese vessels transit Strait of Hormuz and Iran passes law on transit fees.
The global logistics giant still sees huge growth potential in the wave of Chinese companies looking to expand overseas.
The start-up plans to build ‘large-scale’ facilities to convert carbon dioxide into synthetic fuel, though some question its commercial feasibility.
The investment strategy gains momentum as AI spending, geopolitics and inflation boost demand for firms with heavy assets, low obsolescence.
China’s top economic officials laid out their priorities for trade, technology and investment in 2026.
Premier announces changes in spending priorities, aiming to boost consumption, but doubts remain whether resources will match ambitions.
As tech mecca Zhejiang province sees wealth soar on the back of robotics, gaming and AI, Beijing hopes to avert a wide income disparity.
Beijing sees huge untapped potential in spending by inbound travellers as it strives to drive up demand over the crucial nine-day holiday.
Global volatility is forcing a rethink of traditional safe havens, creating opportunities for Beijing, prominent investor says.
Visit comes as Beijing prioritises tech-driven development and achieving self-reliance in its latest socio-economic blueprint.
Beijing sees soybeans as the agricultural industry’s biggest vulnerability, while plans to cut their use in animal feed have little success.
Beijing also vows broader agricultural opening while safeguarding domestic production and farmers.
Chinese megacity ranks in the world’s five most powerful metros after New York, Tokyo and Los Angeles, with a GDP of 5.67 trillion yuan.
Guangdong has been China’s biggest regional economy for nearly four decades. But its crown is now slipping as the eastern Jiangsu catches up fast.
Younger consumers’ preference for healthier, low-alcohol beverages has contributed to shrinking of Chinese market.
Beijing’s ambition to move up the value chain could see it becoming a major exporter of digital services, AI to global high-end providers.
China’s central government unveils plans for policy to reduce industrial labour pains caused by widespread use of artificial intelligence.
Domestic varieties claiming bigger market shares for key crops and livestock, curbing reliance on foreign sources for vital food production.
Local residency is becoming an essential asset for China’s business owners as they go abroad, granting benefits and networking opportunities.
China, one of the world’s hardest-working countries, is adopting incentives to increase time off – and potentially boost consumer spending.
