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
The NDRC urges faster work on major projects and the six networks initiative to reverse falling investment.
Economist Lan Xiaohuan proposes better social security to fix China’s unbalanced economy and weighs the impact of technology on lives now and in the future.
Beijing ‘deeply regrets’ a consensus was not reached after opposing some of the language used, and China urges deficit countries to cut spending.
Venezuela was the biggest recipient of China’s lending to Latin America, and Beijing is unlikely to recover debts, one analyst says.
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The fixed-income securities are to be used to fund national infrastructure and construction ventures to boost the economy.
The measures aim to shift China’s vast property sector away from a presales model, as Beijing strives to stabilise market downturn.
Economist says appeal is likely to grow as traditional routes, such as the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, become riskier.
Washington’s new measures seen testing a recent bilateral detente with Beijing, and room for escalation remains, threatening trade, payments and supply chains.
As northern hemisphere prepares for winter, analysts say latest US sanctions would not deter China from purchasing Iranian oil.
After Canada stood firm in negotiations, analysts say that Washington failed to gain ‘veto’ on Ottawa’s trade with other countries.
Analysts warn that high spending, rising interest costs and tax cuts could impede Washington’s efforts to ‘grow our way out of’ record-high national debt.
Purchases from the Gulf accounted for 27.6 per cent of China’s total crude imports in July, up over 10 percentage points from the month before.
Another US-Japan intervention may be needed to prop up the Japanese currency, as a US Treasury rout fuels the yen carry trade, analysts say.
Beijing cuts exposure to US debt to US$633.4 billion, official data shows, amid broader diversification push.
Retail sales, a key consumption metric, trailed a 1.3 per cent growth forecast, while fixed-asset investment also weakened.
Prospective parents face growing uncertainty over whether their plans to secure broader education options for their children remain viable.
Comac jet’s flight to Mongolian capital on par with Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’ A320, says passenger who hopes to see more C919 destinations.
As a new wave of Chinese firms captures global demand for hi-tech goods, a new report highlights a strategic shift towards AI hardware and robotics.
While delays and soaring costs bog down projects in the US, China’s state-directed model is moving at record speed – but geographical limits pose huge challenges.
Beijing targets installed capacity of 110 gigawatts by 2030, aiming to surpass US capacity and achieve a 50 per cent non-fossil power mix.
SAFE will expand forex market access and monitor cross-border capital flows while PBOC will push panda bonds and offshore yuan market.
Heavy rainfall is expected in many provinces over the coming days, with the authorities braced for the possible arrival of Typhoon Dolphin.
The push for cooperation comes as Chinese carmakers seek to validate their driverless technology in European markets.
The high-level decision-making body also set October for the fifth Central Committee plenum, which will set the stage for next year’s party congress.
Hi-tech manufacturing and digital industries such as AI have emerged as key drivers of economic growth.
Beijing says it ‘never deliberately pursued a trade surplus’ and that its strong exports are driven by innovation, not subsidies or overcapacity.
The divide between China’s booming tech industry and struggling consumer sector has drawn attention. But regional disparities are also widening.
As President Xi and President Trump prepare for an expected summit, trade officials are weighing public input on reciprocal duty cuts.
The jobless rate for 16- to 24-year-olds fell for the third month, though China’s broader labour market faces headwinds.
