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Xinyi Wu
Reporter, Political Economy
Xinyi joined the Post in 2024, starting out in Hong Kong. She previously reported on business news in Singapore and taught writing at a university in Shanghai. She graduated with a degree in anthropology from Yale-NUS College.
Xinyi joined the Post in 2024, starting out in Hong Kong. She previously reported on business news in Singapore and taught writing at a university in Shanghai. She graduated with a degree in anthropology from Yale-NUS College.
Areas of Expertise:
China economyLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Multinationals remain committed to the Chinese market despite pressures, analyst says, citing the actions of Apple and Nvidia as evidence.
Even as US trade policy fractures the global system, China faces ‘credibility problem’ in trade leadership over its own practices.
The Chinese premier made the speech at the opening plenary of the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian.
At the high-profile forum, Beijing expressed its willingness to work with Astana on deepening cooperation in energy and mineral resources.
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Economists highlight the potential for China’s green manufacturing capacity to support the global energy transition, despite overcapacity fears.
Those aged 16 to 24 are still struggling to catch a break in the job hunt, a trend worsened by external wars and geopolitical strife.
Despite surge in exports, the economy remained under pressure in May, with first decline in retail sales seen since end of Covid lockdown in late 2022.
The system is creating huge new compliance burdens for China’s steel firms, with smaller producers using greener technology often hit hardest.
From refiners to shippers, Chinese firms have been swept up in Washington’s Iran sanctions campaign. Could a new US-Iran deal change that?
The only vessel moving in the waterway on Monday morning was a patrol ship, as analysts warned uncertainty lingered over the US-Iran agreement.
Beijing eyes themed journeys and new on-board services as part of broader efforts to rebalance the economy.
Beijing is building new reactors at unrivalled speed – but the US still holds an edge in nuclear fusion research, analyst says.
Fragile April ceasefire collapses as direct tit-for-tat strikes resume on day 100 of the US-Israel war against Iran.
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of the country’s leader, rejects ‘anachronistic’ US push for denuclearisation a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival.
Guangdong and Jiangsu are among those looking to tap state capital returns to shore up budgets.
Even China’s inventories are now starting to decline, with Gulf oil supplies likely to take months to recover even if a peace deal is agreed.
The Chinese-made jet debuted in Xinjiang as recently as 2023, but is now being used on more than 120 routes in the region.
While warning of retaliation against ‘new trade instruments’, Beijing says China-EU communication channels remain open.
Beijing is bolstering strategic reserves and accelerating the buildout of distribution hubs, as China rushes to adapt to the Middle East crisis.
Localities battling debt, such as Jilin and Chongqing, pivot to ‘asset revitalisation’ as land revenue remains weak, but analysts flag new risks.
The global tech powerhouse attracts more workers and has higher birth and lower mortality rates than the national average.
Prices are rising as demand for Russian supply spikes amid Middle East instability.
Business leaders back deeper bilateral energy trade after the US president floated new agreements in Beijing, but analysts question commercial viability.
China’s retail sales growth fell to just 0.2 per cent in April, while industrial output and fixed-asset investment softened more than forecast.
The world’s two biggest economies also agree to roll back tariffs, deepen investment and establish a new board to manage disputes.
The 17 American business executives accompanying US president are the wealthiest such delegation to visit the country.
The two delegations met in Seoul’s Incheon Airport, spoke for a few hours and skipped the press conferences typically held after earlier sessions.
Trade deals, export controls on critical minerals and the Iran war likely to be talking points as senior officials sit down for negotiations.
Raising taxes on assets, incomes of high earners will add to state revenues and incentivise protecting property rights, economist says.
