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Sylvia Ma
Reporter, Political Economy
Sylvia Ma joined the Post in 2023 as a graduate trainee and covers China's economy. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong and a bachelor’s degree in English from Fudan University.
Sylvia Ma joined the Post in 2023 as a graduate trainee and covers China's economy. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong and a bachelor’s degree in English from Fudan University.
Areas of Expertise:
China economy, social issues, cultureLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Communist Party newspaper cautions against tying economic growth to ‘militaristic adventurism’, saying Japan’s citizens would shoulder the costs.
Crisis sparks debate: will it cripple global demand or show that China’s supply-side resilience, proven during pandemic, remains in place?
Conflict in the Middle East and growing global turbulence following US-Israeli strikes against Iran has seen foreign investors look to China.
Li’s opening address to China Development Forum indirectly rebukes US as he states protectionism is no ‘panacea’ for solving problems.
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China’s tighter embrace of industrial policy in recent years has transformed its economy – and other countries are following suit.
Health commission chief says the plan is to expand the pool of medicinal plants and improve training and technology.
Beijing promises to source advanced tech, consumer goods and agricultural products from overseas while diversifying markets.
Economist Zhang Bin says this year’s 2 per cent inflation target ‘corresponds to a state of relative equilibrium between supply and demand’.
China raises domestic energy output target and increases number of key projects planned for the next 5 years.
Beijing is using economic clout to reshape its global financial influence – a strategy analysts say could play out over decades.
Regulators refine cross-border rules and cut the foreign exchange risk reserve ratio for forward forex sales to zero, aiming to provide stable offshore liquidity and help firms manage risks.
Former ICBC chairman Chen Siqing says alternatives needed due to risk of financial weaponisation in US dollar-centric world.
Global monetary body calls on Beijing to roll out more forceful fiscal stimulus to bolster domestic demand amid record trade surplus.
The offshore currency continues to appreciate, with official fixing also hitting its strongest level since May 2023.
Experts say Hong Kong has ‘distinct advantages’ that can support the country’s financial development amid geopolitical uncertainties.
Anzac-class frigate ‘conducted a routine transit through the South China Sea’, Australian defence department says.
Regulators intervene to contain fallout after volatility in global prices sparks market turmoil at home.
China’s central bank sets the yuan’s midpoint rate at its strongest level since mid-2023, as jitters over the US dollar buoy the Chinese currency.
Shen Xianbing is the latest high-profile figure in Chinese finance to die unexpectedly, as concerns rise over stress and overwork in the industry.
Kevin Warsh unlikely to deliver long-term rebound while central bank independence still at risk, analysts say.
Global instability has also pushed a once-niche academic debate into Chinese policy circles.
Washington says it could still designate Beijing in future if evidence found that it limits currency’s strength.
Some Chinese funds halt subscriptions as uncertainty fuels volatility in the metals market, while Hong Kong’s first gold exchange-traded fund surges on its debut.
With the US president levelling threats at enemies, allies and his own central bank, alternatives like gold and Chinese assets are gaining appeal.
Ministry of Commerce unveils new resource to help companies navigate the dos and don’ts of complex international markets, and policies will be rolled out appropriately.
China’s central bank set the yuan fixing rate at under 7 per US dollar for the first time since mid-2023 as concerns over dollar assets mount.
With the yuan’s fixing at fresh 2023 highs and US dollar uncertainty rising under Trump, Beijing is urged to expand yuan-settled imports to internationalise its currency.
China logs 5 per cent GDP growth in 2025, 4.5 per cent in fourth quarter as Beijing acknowledges ‘long-standing issues and new challenges’.
Beijing tightened oversight of China’s online lending market last year, but many are still borrowing, especially those of younger generations.
