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Raymond Ma
News Editor
Raymond is a 20-year veteran of the news and media industry in Hong Kong, with a special focus on the banking and financial services and metals and mining industries, as well as China. This is his second stint at the Post. He also previously wrote and edited news for S&P Global.
Raymond is a 20-year veteran of the news and media industry in Hong Kong, with a special focus on the banking and financial services and metals and mining industries, as well as China. This is his second stint at the Post. He also previously wrote and edited news for S&P Global.
Areas of Expertise:
Business, finance, ChinaLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English
This week: Chinese leaders prioritise domestic demand amid trade uncertainties at key year-end meeting, Mexico readies Asian tariffs, Macron threatens China levies and Trump greenlights exports of Nvidia H200 chips. Next week: November retail sales, Hainan expands duty-free shopping, China Vanke debt fight, “solar goddess” wedding and more.
The Japanese and US air forces flew a training mission over the Sea of Japan in wake of complaints from Tokyo about Chinese military activities in the region.
Policymakers meeting in Beijing this week will probably see few reasons for new stimulus measures after China’s economy largely weathered the US trade war.
Beijing snubbed Nvidia’s H20 chip earlier in the year as China works towards self-sufficiency in technology. Rejecting the vastly more powerful H200 may be harder to do.
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The new US National Security Strategy focuses on trade and pushing allies to do more, rather than portraying a global danger.
This week: China rejects Takaichi’s Taiwan climbdown, Macron visits Xi in Beijing, US deepens Taiwan ties, PBOC slams stablecoins. Next week: economic planning meeting, November trade and inflation data, Hong Kong Legco elections and more.
French President Emmanuel Macron left Ursula von der Leyen in Europe, as European leaders sidestep the EU and seek to boost bilateral ties with China.
The new version of DeepSeek’s AI model is competitive with Google and OpenAI, underscoring how Chinese developers are challenging the US even when forced to rely on less advanced chips.
This week: Hong Kong fire kills at least 128, Trump speaks to Xi and Takaichi amid Japan-China row, Bessent says Xi and Trump may meet four times in 2026. Next week: France’s Macron visits China, EU economic security doctrine, November factory activity, and more.
The fatal housing estate blaze will prompt a review of safety standards in the construction industry, potentially including the use of bamboo scaffolding.
The possibility of four Trump-Xi meetings next year shows how the US leader has flipped to seeking stability with China from fighting an all-out trade war.
The usually voluble US president made no comment about Taiwan after speaking to the leaders of China and Japan amid the two Asian nations’ row over the island.
Cop30 and the G20 both saw China-backed multilateralism win the day, as US boycotts further eroded Washington’s global leadership.
This week: China lends huge sums to US and other developed nations, tourists cancel Japan trips amid Taiwan row, and the Netherlands halts seizure of chipmaker Nexperia. Next week: Li Qiang attends G20 summit in Johannesburg as US stays away, US and China may agree rare earths deal, Zhuhai air show takes place and more.
China’s new pressure on Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan makes it hard to see when bilateral relations will stabilise again.
A US Congressional commission highlights advances made by China under an industrial programme, as well as laying out recommendations to curb national security risks.
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil sought assurances on rare earth supplies from China in a bid to ease one of the challenges weighing down Germany’s sluggish economy.
A Japanese envoy flew to Beijing on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi upended relations by ditching Japan’s traditional strategic ambiguity over Taiwan.
This week: Economic data disappoints, China slams new Japan PM over Taiwan comments, The Sichuan drone carrier starts sea trials; Next week: Dutch delegation visits Beijing for Nexperia talks; EV makers post earnings, arrivals cards go digital and more.
A speech by Taiwan’s No 2 leader and the seizure of a Chinese-owned chipmaker are just further examples of endless friction between China and the EU.
Railways, nuclear reactors, oil pipelines and water networks in China are all opening up to private investors as the government seeks new ways to revive economic growth.
The new five-year plan assumes a 0.2 per cent annual population decline as the government struggles to revive birth rates and prevent the increasing ageing of the country.
The commissioning of the Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier, extends the nation’s reach into the Pacific, provided it can overcome the challenges of operating a blue-water navy.
This week: China’s exports unexpectedly decline amid the US trade war, the Fujian aircraft carrier is commissioned, Nvidia’s Huang predicts China AI win. Next week: October data may show more deflation; China attends Cop30 in Brazil, National Games take place in Greater Bay Area, and more.
The US and China bypassed Europe when discussing Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, showing how the continent has become marginalised in the new G2 world.
China plans to further open up its huge domestic market to overseas businesses, while its own manufacturers may get a boost from the US trade war pause.
China is ramping up support for Hong Kong’s finance sector as it develop the city’s role as a link between the mainland and global markets.
South Korea and Japan both tried to balance relations with the US and China during Apec week, reflecting increasing complexity in Asia-Pacific diplomacy.
This week: Automaker BYD shares fall after earnings slump, Trump and Xi cool trade war in South Korea meeting, and China unveils proposals for the 15th five-year plan. Next week: October trade figures, finance leaders in Hong Kong, tighter cybersecurity rules and more.
